Lauren Biron

Science Writer, Berkeley Lab at Freelance

Science Writer at fnal.gov

Articles

FSU researchers part of TESSERACT's hunt for dark matter

1 month ago | spacedaily.com | Lauren Biron

FSU researchers part of TESSERACT's hunt for dark matterby Lauren Biron for FSU NewsTallahassee, FL (SPX) Mar 25, 2025 For decades, people have been trying to directly detect dark matter: the missing mass in our universe. Now, research from the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering is making possible a new, super-sensitive detector - and even though it's still in the research and development phase, it's already been able to search for kinds of dark matter that other detectors can't find.
FSU researchers part of TESSERACT's hunt for dark matter

1 month ago | energy-daily.com | Lauren Biron

FSU researchers part of TESSERACT's hunt for dark matterby Lauren Biron for FSU NewsTallahassee, FL (SPX) Mar 25, 2025 For decades, people have been trying to directly detect dark matter: the missing mass in our universe. Now, research from the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering is making possible a new, super-sensitive detector - and even though it's still in the research and development phase, it's already been able to search for kinds of dark matter that other detectors can't find.
DESI releases largest 3D map of the universe to date

1 month ago | msn.com | Elizabeth Ball |Lauren Biron

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New DESI results strengthen hints that dark energy may evolve

1 month ago | phys.org | Lauren Biron

The fate of the universe hinges on the balance between matter and dark energy: the fundamental ingredient that drives its accelerating expansion. New results from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) collaboration use the largest 3D map of our universe ever made to track dark energy's influence over the past 11 billion years. Researchers see hints that dark energy, widely thought to be a "cosmological constant," might be evolving over time in unexpected ways.
DESI releases largest 3D map of the universe to date

1 month ago | phys.org | Elizabeth Ball |Lauren Biron

The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) is mapping millions of celestial objects to better understand dark energy—the mysterious driver of our universe's accelerating expansion. Today, the DESI collaboration released a new collection of data for anyone in the world to investigate.
FSU researchers part of TESSERACT’s hunt for dark matter

1 month ago | news.fsu.edu | Lauren Biron |Tisha Keller |Bill Wellock

For decades, people have been trying to directly detect dark matter: the missing mass in our universe. Now, research from the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering is making possible a new, super-sensitive detector — and even though it’s still in the research and development phase, it’s already been able to search for kinds of dark matter that other detectors can’t find.
DESI opens access to the largest 3D map of the universe yet

1 month ago | copernical.com | Elizabeth Ball |Lauren Biron

DESI opens access to the largest 3D map of the universe yetby Elizabeth Ball and Lauren Biron for Berkeley NewsBerkeley CA (SPX) Mar 20, 2025The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) is mapping millions of celestial objects to better understand dark energy: the mysterious driver of our universe's accelerating expansion. This week, the DESI collaboration released a new collection of data for anyone in the world to investigate.
New DESI results strengthen hints that dark energy may evolve

1 month ago | news.umich.edu | Lauren Biron

New DESI results strengthen hints that dark energy may evolve Key points:The DESI collaboration published a new analysis of dark energy using their first three years of collected data, which spans nearly 15 million galaxies and quasars. Researchers combined the DESI data with information from studies of the cosmic microwave background, supernovae and weak gravitational lensing.
Asteroid Bennu Holds Traces of Ancient Water - And Maybe Life’s Origins

1 month ago | scitechdaily.com | Lauren Biron

This mosaic of Bennu was created using observations made by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft that was in close proximity to the asteroid for over two years. Credit: NASA/Goddard/University of ArizonaScientists at Berkeley Lab are unraveling the mysteries of Bennu, a 4.5-billion-year-old asteroid, using cutting-edge technology. The asteroid harbors traces of ancient briny water, salty minerals, and even organic molecules – potential clues to life’s origins.
Small but mighty: TESSERACT joins the hunt for dark matter

1 month ago | phys.org | Lauren Biron

For decades, people have been trying to directly detect dark matter: the missing mass in our universe. Now, there's a new, super-sensitive detector on the case—and even though it's still in the research and development phase, it's already been able to search for kinds of dark matter that other detectors can't reach.