EditorialKim Budil, the director of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, testifies during a House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology hearing concerning the U.S., China and the Fight for Global Leadership on Capitol Hill in Washington, Feb. 28, 2023. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times)
EditorialChristine Yifeng Chen, a geoscientist at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, in Livermore, Calif., Dec. 24, 2022. (Andri Tambunan/The New York Times)
EditorialChristine Yifeng Chen, a geoscientist at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, in Livermore, Calif., Dec. 24, 2022. (Andri Tambunan/The New York Times)
EditorialThe LLNL's National Ignition Facility Achieves Fusion Ignition, Paving Way for Clean Energy, Livermore, California, United States - 08 Jul 2016
EditorialA simulation suggesting the effects of a 1 megaton nuclear blast on an asteroid approximately 300 feet in size. (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory via The New York Times)
EditorialThe target chamber of the National Ignition Facility is contained in the blue sphere at the bottom. (Jason Laurea/Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory via The New York Times)
EditorialDan McFadden recites social distancing instructions to shoppers waiting to enter a Costco store Livermore, Calif., Friday, April 10, 2020, during the coronavirus pandemic. (Max Whittaker/The New York Times)