The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope will be named for an influential astronomer who left the field better than she found it.

His work aims to deepen our understanding of dark matter, dark energy and other secrets of the universe.

The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument begins final testing, setting the stage for a 5-year survey that will analyze the light of 35 million galaxies.

Early-career physicist Jonathan LeyVa helps build one of the world’s most sensitive dark matter detectors.

An “out there” theory inspired the development of the Dark Matter Radio, a device that could explain the mysterious matter that makes up 85 percent of the mass of our universe.

A SLAC/Stanford study of the population of satellite galaxies orbiting the Milky Way provides new clues about the particle nature of dark matter.

Four large meshes made from 2 miles of metal wire will extract potential signals of dark matter particles.

Building the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope also means solving extraordinary technological challenges.

The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope will track billions of objects for 10 years, creating unprecedented opportunities for studies of cosmic mysteries.

Scientists, including researchers at SLAC, have only just begun to study the remarkably detailed map they created of a portion of the sky.

SLAC scientists find a new way to explain how a black hole’s plasma jets boost particles to the highest energies observed in the universe. The results could also prove useful for fusion and accelerator research on Earth.

These projects, selected during the process to plan the future of US particle physics, are all set to come online within the next 10 years.