News tagged with astroparticle physics
In the early universe, rapid expansion or something very weird
(PhysOrg.com) -- The widely-accepted theory of cosmic inflation states that our universe expanded rapidly in the moments after its birth, resulting in the immense expanse we see today.
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Another universe tugging on ours? Maybe not, researchers say
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study from the University at Buffalo contradicts the dark flow theory, showing that exploding stars in different parts of the universe do not appear to be moving in sync. Working with ...
Apr 14, 2011 |
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Radioactive decay rates vary with the sun's rotation: research
Radioactive decay rates, thought to be unique physical constants and counted on in such fields as medicine and anthropology, may be more variable than once thought.
Aug 31, 2010 |
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European astroparticle physicists to celebrate 100 years of cosmic ray experiments
From 10 to 17 October 2009, in France, Italy, Spain and many other countries, astroparticle physicists will meet the public to reveal some of the most exciting mysteries of the Universe. Within the first European Week of ...
Oct 02, 2009 |
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'Faster-than-light' particles spark science drama
Oh Albert. Did you get it wrong? In 2011, physics was shaken by an experiment which said the Universe's speed limit, enshrined by Einstein in his 1905 theory of special relativity, could be broken.
Dec 09, 2011 |
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A further step in the design of the LAGUNA large neutrino observatory is launched
The kick-off meeting for the second phase of the LAGUNA’s design study starts today at CERN. The principal goal of LAGUNA (Large Apparatus for Grand Unification and Neutrino Astrophysics) is to assess the feasibility ...
Oct 18, 2011 |
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Scientists stunned, sceptical on faster-than-light particles
Physicists around the world expressed astonishment and scepticism in equal measure Friday after European scientists reported particles apparently travelling faster than light. ...
Sep 23, 2011 |
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CRESST team finds new 'evidence' of dark matter
(PhysOrg.com) -- In the never ending search for proof that dark matter really exists, new findings have emerged from a team working under a big mountain in Italy. The group, from the Max Planck Institute in ...
Sep 08, 2011 |
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LHC experiments present their latest results at Europhysics conference
The first of the major summer conferences for particle physics opens today in Grenoble. All of the Large Hadron Collider experiments will be presenting results, and a press conference is scheduled for Monday 25 July. The ...
Jul 21, 2011 |
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CERN's new Einstein Observatory to explore black holes, Big Bang
A new era in astronomy will come a step closer when scientists from across Europe present their design study today for an advanced observatory capable of making precision measurements of gravitational waves ...
May 19, 2011 |
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The strange case of solar flares and radioactive elements
(PhysOrg.com) -- When researchers found an unusual linkage between solar flares and the inner life of radioactive elements on Earth, it touched off a scientific detective investigation that could end up protecting the lives ...
Aug 23, 2010 |
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Scientists see evidence that rules of particle physics may need a rewrite
(PhysOrg.com) -- Two separate collaborations involving Indiana University scientists have reported new results suggesting unexpected differences between neutrinos and their antiparticle brethren. These results ...
Jun 24, 2010 |
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'Neutrino oscillation': Particle chameleon caught in the act of changing
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers on the OPERA experiment at the INFN's Gran Sasso laboratory in Italy today announced the first direct observation of a tau particle in a muon neutrino beam sent through the Earth ...
May 31, 2010 |
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The First T2K Neutrino Event Observed At Super-Kamiokande
(PhysOrg.com) -- Physicists from the Japanese-led multinational T2K collaboration announced today that they had made the first detection of a neutrino which had travelled all the way under Japan from their ...
Feb 25, 2010 |
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