CERN
Is A New Particle About To Be Announced?
The unexplained results from two separate experiments at the Large Hadron Collider point to the possible discovery of a new…
Who Discovered Helium?
In addition to its many commercial and scientific uses, helium is one of the most plentiful elements in our universe,…
What is the Higgs Boson?
What is this thing we keep hearing about - the Higgs Boson, and why is it important? (more…)
What’s the Big Deal About the Pentaquark?
"Three quarks for Muster Mark!," wrote James Joyce in his labyrinthine fable, Finnegan's Wake. By now, you may have heard this quote -…
Weekly Space Hangout – June 26, 2015: Paul Sutter, CCAPP Visiting Fellow
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Special Guest: This week we welcome Paul Sutter, the CCAPP Visiting Fellow who works on the…
Weekly Space Hangout – April 10, 2015: Orbital Docking with Dr. Stephen Granade
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Special Guest: Dr. Stephen Granade (@sargent) Guests: Dave Dickinson (@astroguyz / www.astroguyz.com) Charles Black (@charlesblack /…
Book Review and Giveaway: “Most Wanted Particle” by Jon Butterworth
Most Wanted Particle is an insider’s tale of the hunt for the Higgs boson, the field which imparts mass to,…
Two New Subatomic Particles Found
With its first runs of colliding protons in 2008-2013, the Large Hadron Collider has now been providing a stream of…
Weekly Space Hangout – Nov. 14, 2014: Holy Rosetta! We Landed on a Comet!
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Guests: Morgan Rehnberg (cosmicchatter.org / @cosmic_chatter) Brian Koberlein (@briankoberlein) Alessondra Springmann (@sondy) Ramin Skibba (@raminskibba) (more…)
First Precise Measurement of Antihydrogen
The best science — the questions that capture and compel any human being — is enshrouded in mystery. Here’s an…