LHC
What Are The Uses Of Electromagnets?
Electromagnets, which rely on electrical current to generate magnetic fields, are used to powering everything from medical equipment to consumer…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 394: The Standard Model – Bosons
All fundamental particles are either fermions or bosons. Last week we talked about quarks, which are fermions. This week we'll…
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 5, 2015: Stephen Fowler, Creative Director at InfoAge
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Special Guest: This week we welcome Stephen Fowler, who is the Creative Director at InfoAge, the…
Could You Put a Black Hole in Your Pocket?
How small do black holes get? Could you carry one around in your pocket? Does that even like a sane…
How Do Black Holes Evaporate?
Nothing lasts forever, not even black holes. According to Stephen Hawking, black holes will evaporate over vast periods of time.…
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 /…
Weekly Space Hangout – March 27, 2015: Dark Matter Galaxy “X” with Dr. Sukanya Chakrabarti
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Special Guest: Dr. Sukanya Chakrabarti, Lead Investigator for team that may have discovered Dark Matter Galaxy…
How Do We Know Dark Matter Exists?
Dark matter can't be seen or detected by any of our instruments, so how do we know it really exists?…
BICEP2 All Over Again? Researchers Place Higgs Boson Discovery in Doubt
At the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) in Europe, faster is better. Faster means more powerful particle collisions and looking deeper…