Large Hadron Collider : Discovery News

'Interesting' Higgs Boson Result to be Announced

Posted by Ian O'Neill Sat Feb 18, 2012 12:29 AM ET | 0

It may not be the long-awaited news about a Higgs boson discovery, but an "interesting" announcement will soon come from scientists analyzing data from the Tevatron particle accelerator. Read more

'Interesting' Higgs Boson Result to be Announced

LHC to Crank Up Collision Energies for 2012

Posted by Ian O'Neill Tue Feb 14, 2012 03:03 PM ET | 0

The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) performed extremely well in 2011 and now engineers at CERN want to crank up the juice through 2012. Read more

LHC to Crank Up Collision Energies for 2012

Big Question for 2012: Is the Higgs Boson Real?

Posted by Ian O'Neill Tue Dec 13, 2011 05:28 PM ET | 0

After detecting "tentative hints" for its existence, physicists are confident that a definitive answer for whether or not the Higgs boson exists will come in 2012. Read more

Big Question for 2012: Is the Higgs Boson Real?

Has the Elusive Higgs Boson Been Spotted?

Posted Tue Dec 13, 2011 11:12 AM ET | 0

A glimpse of the mysterious particle may have been uncovered by the LHC, but physicists are careful not to call it a "discovery." Read more

Rumors Erupt Over Higgs Boson Discovery

Posted by Ian O'Neill Wed Dec 7, 2011 03:54 AM ET | 0

After gazillions of particle collisions in the LHC and countless rumors of Higgs discoveries, we have... yet another rumor of a Higgs discovery. Read more

LEGO My Atlas Detector, You Meddling Muppets!

Posted by Jennifer Ouellette Fri Dec 2, 2011 04:38 AM ET | 0

With 10,000 pieces of LEGO, a model of the huge Large Hadron Collider detector has been built. And it wasn't easy. Read more

LEGO My Atlas Detector, You Meddling Muppets!

Faster-Than-Light Neutrinos Re-Tested: Same Result

Posted Fri Nov 18, 2011 01:17 PM ET | 0

CERN's OPERA experiment continues to clock the subatomic particles traveling faster than the speed of light. Read more

A Laser to Give the Universe a Hernia?

Posted by Ian O'Neill Wed Nov 2, 2011 06:17 PM ET | 0

Those pesky physicists are at it again; they want to build a laser so powerful that it will literally rip spacetime apart. Read more

FTL Neutrino Research 'Almost Certainly Wrong'

Posted by Ian O'Neill Wed Oct 12, 2011 05:19 AM ET | 0

As scientists counter the claim that neutrinos can travel faster than the speed of light, the discussion is becoming less about the physics and more about how physics is presented to the public. Read more

FTL Neutrino Research 'Almost Certainly Wrong'

Is Human Spaceflight Worth It?

Posted Wed Aug 31, 2011 02:49 PM ET | 0

Guest contributor Greg Fish shares his opinion about the current space funding situation and how ignorance of science may be our ultimate undoing. Read more

Help Hunt the Higgs with LHC@home 2.0

Posted by Ian O'Neill Thu Aug 11, 2011 05:12 PM ET | 0

Using the collective power of the world's home computers, the conditions immediately after the Big Bang may be modeled, ultimately helping physicists unravel Nature's mysteries. Read more

Flurry of New Results Narrow Range for Higgs

Posted by Jennifer Ouellette Tue Jul 26, 2011 08:45 PM ET | 0

While much of North America was roiling in the summer heat over the weekend, the search for the elusive Higgs boson was also heating up. Read more