Tag Archives: CERN

CERN: Test results show more detail about ‘God particle’

Posted on September 1, 2015 by The Great One

Where would we be without science one may ask? I believe that a reasonable answer could be: still living like some of our ancestors, such as Neanderthals. TGO Refer to story below. Source: Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — After three … Continue reading →

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CERN scientists claim discovery of new particles

Posted on July 15, 2015 by The Great One

Science is awesome! Where would we be without it? TGO Refer to story below. Source: Associated Press By FRANK JORDANS BERLIN (AP) — A new kind of subatomic particle called the pentaquark has been detected for the first time, the … Continue reading →

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Three-decade quest backs physics’ ‘Standard Model’

Posted on May 14, 2015 by The Great One

Meanwhile, religious lunatics, Muslims of course, are beheading people because they belong to the wrong brand of Islam, as well as westerners for being infidels… The two extremes of mankind’s intellect at work; on the one hand you have science … Continue reading →

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Cern labs finetune measurement of Higgs boson

Posted on March 18, 2015 by The Great One

Interesting stuff… TGO Refer to story below. Source: Associated Press March 17, 2015 10:44 AM Geneva (AFP) – Physicists at the world’s largest particle collider have made the most accurate measurement yet of the Higgs boson, which was found after … Continue reading →

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CERN’s revamped particle smasher ready to push physics into unknown

Posted on March 14, 2015 by The Great One

Where would we be as a species if it wasn’t for science? We would still be living in caves and hunting for food with primitive tools, much as our ancestors did tens of thousands of years ago. Yet here we are, trying … Continue reading →

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New particle in physics may be found this year

Posted on February 17, 2015 by The Great One

Science continues to advance our knowledge and understanding of the universe. Meanwhile, religion has no answers; seeks no answers. Why should it, it started out with the “answers” millennia ago. TGO Refer to story below. Source: Associated Press February 15, … Continue reading →

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Stephen Hawking Says ‘God Particle’ Could Wipe Out the Universe

Posted on September 9, 2014 by The Great One

Super-interesting stuff… While a great deal of what I read pertaining to the universe is “over my head” (no pun intended) as I am not an astronomer or physicist, it is still fascinating nonetheless… TGO Refer to story below. Source: … Continue reading →

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Elusive ‘Exotic Hadron’ Particles Confirmed

Posted on April 15, 2014 by The Great One

Interesting stuff… TGO Refer to story below. Source: LiveScience The existence of exotic hadrons — a type of matter that doesn’t fit within the traditional model of particle physics — has now been confirmed, scientists say. Hadrons are subatomic particles … Continue reading →

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Story of the Biggest Experiment in History Caught on Film

Posted on March 4, 2014 by The Great One

Interesting stuff… TGO Refer to story below. Source: LiveScience By Tanya Lewis, Staff Writer On July 4, 2012, scientists around the world waited with bated breath for the announcement that the long-awaited Higgs boson particle had been discovered. The finding … Continue reading →

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Bizarre Physics, Exomoons and Humanoids: Science Wishes for 2014

Posted on January 1, 2014 by The Great One

Interesting stuff… TGO Refer to story below. Source: LiveScience By Stephanie Pappas, Senior Writer December 31, 2013 8:31 AM Science breakthroughs in the past year include the discovery of new planets far beyond Earth’s solar system, the confirmation of an … Continue reading →

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The Supercollider That Never Was

Posted on October 16, 2013 by The Great One

Wow, I had no idea that this was even in the works here in the United States. But I’m not surprised to find that once again the U.S., as a result of politics, failed to come through on what could … Continue reading →

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Higgs boson, key to the universe, wins Nobel physics prize

Posted on October 8, 2013 by The Great One

Awesome!!! Interesting, isn’t it, how on the one hand there are scientists always pushing the envelope of human knowledge and our understanding of the universe, and on the other there are mental midgets with their superstitious religious beliefs, hell-bent on … Continue reading →

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Scientists find hint of dark matter from cosmos

Posted on April 3, 2013 by The Great One

Interesting stuff… TGO Refer to story below. Source: Associated Press By JOHN HEILPRIN and SETH BORENSTEIN | Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — A $2 billion cosmic ray detector on the International Space Station has found the footprint of something that could be … Continue reading →

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Atom smasher hiatus sets stage for more discovery

Posted on January 5, 2013 by The Great One

Interesting stuff to come from this incredible scientific endeavor… TGO Refer to story below. Source: Associated Press By JOHN HEILPRIN | Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The world’s largest and most powerful atom smasher goes into a 2-year hibernation in … Continue reading →

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CERN scientists create the highest temperature mass humanity has ever seen

Posted on August 16, 2012 by The Great One

Interesting stuff… TGO Refer to story below. Source: Tecca By Tecca | Today in Tech – Tue, Aug 14, 2012 Couldn’t they have waited until the wintertime when we could actually use the heat? CERN, the European physics lab responsible for discovering … Continue reading →

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A closer look at the Higgs boson

Posted on July 4, 2012 by The Great One

More interesting stuff… TGO Refer to story below. Source: Associated Press By FRANK JORDANS | Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Scientists working at the world’s biggest atom smasher near Geneva have announced the discovery of a new subatomic particle that … Continue reading →

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How Does the Higgs Particle Give Things Mass?

Posted on July 4, 2012 by The Great One

Interesting stuff… TGO Refer to story below. Source: Live Science By Natalie Wolchover | LiveScience.com – Tue, Jul 3, 2012 The infamous Higgs particle has a weighty task: It grants all the other elementary particles their mass. Without it, they — we … Continue reading →

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Einstein was right, neutrino researchers admit

Posted on June 8, 2012 by The Great One

The scientific method in action… And once again The Great One, Albert Einstein, is proven right. He truly was a genius in every sense of the word. TGO Refer to story below. Source: Associated Press AFP Scientists on Friday said … Continue reading →

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The Higgs boson: What has God got to do with it?

Posted on December 15, 2011 by The Great One

That three-letter word, God, continues to play a role in everyday life. People just can’t seem to let go of the concept of a supernatural celestial being; silly as the concept is. The human species is still in its infancy. … Continue reading →

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Long-Sought ‘God Particle’ Cornered, Scientists Say

Posted on December 14, 2011 by The Great One

This is fascinating! Hopefully within the next several years physicists will make the necessary discoveries to offer a “theory of everything” which describes, beyond the shadow of a doubt, how the universe came into being. On the other hand, for … Continue reading →

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God was behind Big Bang, universe no accident: Pope

Posted on January 6, 2011 by The Great One

The head man from the Vatican, Pope Benedict XVI, not only claims to know for a fact that God exists, he also “knows” that the mind of God conceived the universe. Imagine that, a little-old German dude in the 21st … Continue reading →

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Scientists re-create Big Bang in lab

Posted on November 9, 2010 by The Great One

This is awesome! TGO Refer to story below. Source: Yahoo News Photography: Associated Press By Liz Goodwin Mon Nov 8, 2:14 pm ET Scientists say they have created a mini Big Bang using the world’s largest atom smasher, resulting in a temperature “a millions … Continue reading →

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CERN scientists eye parallel universe breakthrough

Posted on October 20, 2010 by The Great One

This is fascinating! There is no doubt that the experiments being conducted at CERN will provide never-before imagined information regarding the formation of the universe and other currently unknown phenomena. As an alternative, for you religious folks out there, you … Continue reading →

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Why We Exist: Matter Wins Battle Over Antimatter

Posted on May 20, 2010 by The Great One

For those of you interested in science, here is an article dealing with matter versus antimatter. An experiment performed on the particle accelerator provided the results. For all of you religious folks out there, don’t bother reading this; just continue … Continue reading →

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Atom smasher will help reveal ‘the beginning’

Posted on March 31, 2010 by The Great One

This is fascinating stuff! The experiments carried out yesterday are a truly a remarkable achievement and a testament to science. This machine and the brilliant scientists who operate it will hopefully one day solve the age-old question: How did the … Continue reading →

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Geneva atom smasher sets collision record

Posted on March 30, 2010 by The Great One

This is awesome!!! As religions continue to wallow in ignorance and superstition it’s good to know that science presses forward, always searching for a better understanding of the universe we live in and in doing so improving the human condition! … Continue reading →

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Geneva atom smasher sets record for beam energy

Posted on March 19, 2010 by The Great One

Hopefully all future experiments will be successful and a great deal about dark energy, matter and ultimately the final piece of the puzzle, how the universe was created, will be established. TGO Refer to story below. Source: Associated Press By … Continue reading →

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Big Bang experiment may reveal dark universe: CERN

Posted on March 8, 2010 by The Great One

This is so interesting… Hopefully these scientists will in fact discover dark matter, as it will lead to other discoveries and bring us closer to what may one day be a “theory of everything,” maybe even in the next decade … Continue reading →

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