Mix cutting-edge physics with overly active imaginations and you get some crazy theories.
The LHC is circulating particles. Soon, the accelerator will start colliding them too...
As the LHC starts up, what exotic physics does a key scientist hope to discover?
Posted 6 HOURS AGO | 0
The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is a complex piece of kit and the stuff it will discover could revolutionize our understanding of the universe. That sounds well and good, but what's all this crazy talk about the LHC being some kind of doomsday... Read more
Posted by Ray Villard Sat Nov 21, 2009 01:10 PM ET | 0
The simmering debate over the future direction of our nation's human space flight program hit even more air turbulence over the past couple weeks. On the cusp of the Augustine Report on NASA's future space flight plans (that was delivered ... Read more
Posted Sat Nov 21, 2009 06:19 AM ET | 0
Humans aren't suited for space, robots are. Does this mean we should sideline human space flight in favor of sending the equivalent of a digital camera to distant worlds? Greg Fish doesn't think so and neither do we. Read more
Posted by Irene Klotz Sat Nov 21, 2009 05:31 AM ET | 0
Depressurization and smoke alarms woke the shuttle and station crews for a second consecutive night on Friday. Flight controllers quickly determined they were false alarms, but the station's ventilation system automatically shut down, prompting NASA... Read more
Posted by Robert Lamb Fri Nov 20, 2009 05:36 PM ET | 0
As I've mentioned before, I love a good outrageous space headline -- and the more they personify science or mold it to sound like a space opera, the better. But it's interesting to note that the "great galactic ghoul" traces ... Read more
Posted by Irene Klotz Fri Nov 20, 2009 04:30 PM ET | 0
NASA’s stuck Mars rover Spirit took the tiniest of steps to free itself from a sand trap that brought it to a standstill six months ago. After spinning its wheels for the equivalent of 8.2 feet, the rover moved about ... Read more
Posted by Ian O'Neill Fri Nov 20, 2009 04:03 PM ET | 0
For the first time since September 2008, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) has circulated a beam of protons fully around its 17 mile-long ring of supercooled electromagnets. The last time this happened was shortly before the LHC suffered a devastating... Read more
Posted by Jennifer Ouellette Fri Nov 20, 2009 12:37 PM ET | 0
Fractal geometry has broad appeal because of the amazing colorful shapes that can be created, but it's easy to forget that there is actual information -- and some pretty rigorous math -- underlying the pretty pictures. Algebra and geometry are ... Read more
Posted by Ian O'Neill Fri Nov 20, 2009 09:01 AM ET | 0
The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is about to be fired up and Professor Jonathan Butterworth hopes that the ATLAS detector uncovers far more exotic physics than just the Higgs particle. Read more
Posted Fri Nov 20, 2009 07:00 AM ET | 0
Take a look back at the top stories of the past week in the Discovery News Flashback Slide Show. Read more
Posted Thu Nov 19, 2009 02:59 PM ET | 0
A pair of spacewalking astronauts hustled through work outside the International Space Station. Read more
Posted by Irene Klotz Thu Nov 19, 2009 12:56 PM ET | 0
Whether the United States and its partners in the International Space Station program will get their money’s worth out of the $100 billion endeavor is still to be determined, but there’s one point even the skeptics concede: it’s been a ... Read more
Posted Wed Nov 18, 2009 03:03 PM ET | 0
NASA's Mars Expedition Rover Spirit has been stuck in a sand trap since April and the prognosis for the robot to drive again isn't good. However, NASA is currently staging an escape attempt. Let's have a look at the problem they are facing. Read more
Posted Wed Nov 18, 2009 03:00 PM ET | 0
Atlantis arrived at its intended destination Wednesday, carrying much needed cargo to the space station. Read more
Posted by Ray Villard Wed Nov 18, 2009 02:06 AM ET | 0
It's a solid doomsday prediction that in about 5 billion years the dying sun will expand as a bloated red giant and engulf the Earth. But imagine if in just a few weeks the middle-aged sun suddenly ballooned out to ... Read more
Page 1 of 33
|
|
our networks
video
shop
customer service
corporate
