What is dark matter? A deep dive
84.4% of the matter in the universe is something that we don’t really understand yet.
Tag: particle physics
What is the neutrino: a hauntingly significant particle
Neutrinos interact so weakly with matter and yet, are of vital importance in the processes that govern the Universe. This ...
Quark-Gluon Plasma that filled the early Universe investigated by ALICE
Physicists at CERN probed exotic subatomic particles -- and found some unexpected results.
Physics discover the most exciting form of matter: Excitonium
It's a discovery that has everyone excited.
Scientists find “Angel Particle” — a particle that’s its own antiparticle
It's the confirmation of a long-standing theory. Or is it?
Physicists dream up LHC 2.0: a new particle accelerator three times bigger than the current LHC
Three times bigger and seven times more powerful. Particles have no idea what's in store for them.
China plans to build world’s first super collider
Photo from inside CERN's particle accelerator. Photo: Martial Trezzini/epa/Corbis A group of Chinese physicists, working with international collaborators, have announced ...
Scientists search for unparticle in the Earth’s mantle – find nothing, still happy
Particles and unparticles Ok, we know a lot about particles - from electrons and neutrons to the more elusive quarks ...
New, great open-access deal for particle physics
Fantastic news for physics lovers: pretty much all particle physics articles will now be open-source, thanks to a deal between ...
Rumors of imminent Higgs boson announcement run amok on science blogs. Discovery might be announced next week
The Higgs boson or the God particle, as it's also been commonly referred to, is a hypothetical particle that endows other ...
Antimatter trapped for 15 minutes at CERN
The team operating the Antihydrogen Laser Physics Apparatus (ALPHA) at the CERN laboratory in Geneva, Switzerland reported storing antimatter for ...
