May 04 2011

Dark Matter Debate Heats Up… Again

Tag: Dark Matter,Particle PhysicsJennifer Ouellette @ 11:25 pm
Has dark matter been detected? Is dark matter really varying with the seasons? Possibly.

May 02 2011

Shuttle Endeavour Launch No Earlier Than Sunday

Tag: NASA,Particle Physics,Space Shuttle,Space Shuttle Endeavour,Space StationDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 3:44 pm
Technical hitches with the youngest of the shuttle fleet have been more complex than originally thought.

Apr 25 2011

Overexcited Rumors of LHC Higgs Boson Discovery

When on the cutting edge of physics, try not to pay too much attention to internal memos.

Apr 22 2011

LHC Smashes ‘Beam Intensity’ World Record

Tag: Big Bang,Dark Energy,Dark Matter,Large Hadron Collider,Particle Physics,ParticlesDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 7:18 pm
CERN's powerful accelerator has pushed particle physics into a new, powerful era.

Apr 07 2011

What Has the Tevatron Really Discovered?

If you're a little hazy about the details of Wednesday's buzz surrounding the potential discovery of "new physics" in Fermilab's Tevatron particle accelerator, don't worry, you're not alone.

Apr 06 2011

Has the Tevatron Discovered New Physics?

Tag: Particle Physics,Physics,Quantum Physics,Standard ModelDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 6:32 pm
Physicists at Fermilab's soon-to-retire Tevatron particle accelerator are about to announce something big. But no, it's not the Higgs.

Mar 30 2011

Antimatter Gets Heavy

Tag: Cosmology,Laboratories,Particle Physics,ParticlesJennifer Ouellette @ 5:03 pm
It seems antimatter might have a bit of a weight problem these days. A U.S. particle accelerator has produced antimatter helium-4, an extremely rare -- and heavy -- particle.

Mar 29 2011

Higgs Can Run, But It Can’t Hide

Tag: Cosmology,Large Hadron Collider,Particle Physics,ParticlesJennifer Ouellette @ 8:21 am
The Higgs boson is a wily, elusive little particle, but scientists at both Fermilab and CERN are hot on its heels.

Mar 25 2011

Antonio Banderas Goes Subatomic in Noir Thriller

Tag: Big Bang,Doomsday,Particle PhysicsJennifer Ouellette @ 6:24 pm
Never let it be said that CERN's Large Hadron Collider doesn't inspire Hollywood!

Mar 16 2011

Could Higgs Particle be a Time-Traveling Assassin?

Is there another type of Higgs particle that can travel through time? Could it be used for evil?

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