RHIC Newsroom
Press Releases
RHIC Team Receives Prestigious DOE Secretary Achievement Award
Wednesday, September 30, 2026
Recognition honors innovators who enabled 25-year exploration of quark-gluon plasma, proton spin, and strongest force in nature
RHIC Reports New Data from High-density Nuclear Matter
Tuesday, September 22, 2026
Intriguing dip in particle momentum measurements in densest nuclear matter created at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider
Gluons May Play Central Role in Baryon Number Conservation
Thursday, August 13, 2026
Quark-connecting ‘gluon junction’ could be primary carrier of baryon number, essential to stability of protons, atoms, and all visible matter
Improved Quantum Interference Imaging of Atomic Nuclei
Wednesday, June 17, 2026
New data from near-miss collisions at RHIC will help physicists map the “glue” that holds visible matter together.
Feature Stories
Physicists Celebrate World's Most Versatile Particle Collider
Wednesday, August 19, 2026
RHICfest: a lookback at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider, from before the start of construction to final collisions
Meet Jordan Ziegler: Air Force Test Pilot and Former RHIC Operator
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
A high-pressure, data-intensive operations role laid the groundwork for putting airplanes and fighter pilots through their paces.
EIC Radiofrequency Controls System Passes First Real-World Test
Monday, June 22, 2026
Brookhaven National Laboratory has reached a key early milestone in developing radiofrequency control systems for the Electron-Ion Collider.
The Apex of RHIC Physics: 2026 Users' Meeting Recap
Thursday, June 11, 2026
The first Users’ Meeting following final collisions featured reports on the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider's last run and preparations for the Electron-Ion Collider.
