Jun 15 2011

Through The Wormhole: Where’s the Cosmic ‘Edge’?

Tag: Astrophysics,Big Bang,Cosmology,Current Events,Galaxies,String Theory — Ian O'Neill @ 9:15 pm
Tonight at 10 p.m. E/P on Science Channel, Morgan Freeman will explore the furthest-most reaches of the Universe. Find out what he discovers.

Apr 25 2011

Overexcited Rumors of LHC Higgs Boson Discovery

Tag: Large Hadron Collider,Particle Physics,Particles,Quantum Physics,Skepticism,Standard Model,String Theory — Ian O'Neill @ 4:49 am
When on the cutting edge of physics, try not to pay too much attention to internal memos.

Apr 07 2011

What Has the Tevatron Really Discovered?

Tag: Laboratories,Large Hadron Collider,Particle Physics,Particles,Physics,Quantum Physics,Standard Model,String Theory — Ian O'Neill @ 8:48 pm
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.

Mar 21 2011

Once Upon a Time, the Universe Was Really Weird

Tag: Cosmology,Dark Energy,Dark Matter,Large Hadron Collider,Physics,String Theory,Unexplained Phenomena,Universe — Ian O'Neill @ 8:01 am
Just after the Big Bang, the Universe's dimensions may have been completely different to the four-dimensional space-time we know and love today.

Mar 21 2011

Once Upon a Time, the Universe Was Really Weird

Tag: Cosmology,Dark Energy,Dark Matter,Large Hadron Collider,Physics,String Theory,Unexplained Phenomena,Universe — Ian O'Neill @ 8:01 am
Just after the Big Bang, the Universe's dimensions may have been completely different to the four-dimensional space-time we know and love today.

Mar 16 2011

Could Higgs Particle be a Time-Traveling Assassin?

Tag: Large Hadron Collider,Particle Physics,Particles,Quantum Physics,String Theory,Time Travel — Ian O'Neill @ 9:07 pm
Is there another type of Higgs particle that can travel through time? Could it be used for evil?

Mar 13 2011

Ultra-Cold Brown Dwarf Discovered?

Tag: Astronomy,Planets,Spitzer Space Telescope,Stellar Phenomena,Stellar Physics,String Theory — Ian O'Neill @ 1:48 am
Has an even cooler brown dwarf been discovered? If so, this "ultra-cool" object has an atmospheric thermostat set at around room temperature.

Mar 07 2011

Black Holes on a String in the Fifth Dimension

Tag: Computer Simulation,Cosmology,String Theory — Jennifer Ouellette @ 1:22 am
Considering a black hole in the fifth dimension, can it eventually become a "naked singularity"? Welcome to the bizarre world of shrinking strings.

Dec 14 2010

How to Build a Neutron Star

Tag: Neutron Stars,Particle Physics,Particles,Physics,Quantum Physics,String Theory — Ian O'Neill @ 11:48 am
Scientists can probe the conditions just after the Big Bang. They can detonate a supernova in a test tube. They can even study black holes. What about neutron stars?

Dec 04 2010

Quest to Find a Menagerie of Exotic Particles

Tag: Cosmology,Large Hadron Collider,Particle Physics,Physics,Quantum Physics,String Theory — Jennifer Ouellette @ 11:57 pm
The hypothetical "X" particle recently suggested as a dark matter candidate by scientists at Brookhaven isn't the only exotic particle that physicists have proposed in recent years.
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