Tag Archives: Higgs Boson

Is Dark Matter Made Up of Mini Black Holes from the Big Bang?

Posted on April 9, 2018 by The Great One

Interesting stuff. TGO Refer to story below. Source: Live Science By Meredith Fore, Live Science Contributor | April 9, 2018  Dark matter, the mysterious extra mass in the universe that emits no light yet exerts a gravitational pull, may actually … Continue reading →

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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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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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The LHC is being resurrected this weekend — here’s how it could change physics forever

Posted on April 4, 2015 by The Great One

The Large Hadron Collider has to be mankind’s most remarkable engineering feat. To conceive of the idea of smashing atoms, and be able to design and build such a huge, complex machine truly is amazing. TGO Refer to story below. Source: … 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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Higgs quest deepens into realm of ‘New Physics’

Posted on July 2, 2014 by The Great One

Interesting stuff… TGO Refer to story below. Source: Associated Press By Mariette Le Roux  Paris (AFP) – Two years after making history by unearthing the Higgs boson, the particle that confers mass, physicists are broadening their probe into its identity, … Continue reading →

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Universe Shouldn’t Be Here, According to Higgs Physics

Posted on June 24, 2014 by The Great One

Interesting stuff… TGO Refer to story below. Source: LiveScience By Tia Ghose, Staff Writer  Modeling of conditions soon after the Big Bang suggests the universe should have collapsed just microseconds after its explosive birth, the new study suggests. “During the … Continue reading →

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Particle physics: Experiments give shape to Higgs

Posted on June 23, 2014 by The Great One

Interesting stuff… TGO Refer to story below. Source: Associated Press Paris (AFP) – Physicists on Sunday said they had learned more about the identity of the Higgs Boson, the elusive particle whose ground-breaking discovery was announced nearly two years ago. … Continue reading →

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Exotic Particles, Tiny Extra Dimensions May Await Discovery

Posted on February 9, 2014 by The Great One

Interesting stuff… TGO Refer to story below. Source: LiveScience By Katia Moskvitch, LiveScience Contributor February 7, 2014 11:32 AM LONDON — Exotic particles never before detected and possibly teensy extra dimensions may be awaiting discovery, says a physicist, adding that … 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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A Second Higgs Boson? Physicists Debate New Particle

Posted on April 14, 2013 by The Great One

Interesting stuff… TGO Refer to story below. Source: LiveScience By Stephanie Pappas, LiveScience Senior Writer | LiveScience.com – Sat, Apr 13, 2013 DENVER — The discovery of the Higgs boson is real. But physicists are cagey about whether the new … Continue reading →

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Physicists say they have found a Higgs boson

Posted on March 14, 2013 by The Great One

Interesting stuff… TGO Refer to story below. Source: Associated Press By JOHN HEILPRIN | Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Physicists said Thursday they are now confident they have discovered a crucial subatomic particle known as a Higgs boson — a … Continue reading →

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Subatomic calculations indicate finite lifespan for universe

Posted on February 18, 2013 by The Great One

Interesting stuff… TGO Refer to story below. Source: Reuters By Irene Klotz | Reuters BOSTON (Reuters) – Scientists are still sorting out the details of last year’s discovery of the Higgs boson particle, but add up the numbers and it’s … 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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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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