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Dr.Quatermass Sc.D: Purveyor of Truth, Disseminator of Lies: In a last minute press release, the varied members of the science community directly involved in the CERN project shocked the world with their real g... more »
bluehinter: Right, it's decided then, we consult Holly. more »
gorehound: this stuff is very interesting. more »
OW-Holmes: Did you guys feel something? more »
Twisk: It will still be a while before the LHC can go fishing for the Higgs boson. ...like how long? A couple years? Should we expect results around, saaa... more »
#madscience Click here to read Undeterred by Time-Traveling Saboteurs, the LHC Begins Colliding

Undeterred by Time-Traveling Saboteurs, the LHC Begins Colliding

Take that, bread-dropping bird. Despite numerous delays and the suggestion that the Large Hadron Collider is being sabotaged from the future, the LHC is up and running. And, for the very first time, it has collided two proton beams. More »
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The Russian Cold War Rocket That Still Does Heavy Lifting

This Russian Proton rocket, looking like something out of a 60s sci-fi novel, launched yesterday from Baikonur Cosmodrome carrying one of the largest satellites ever built. Arguably the best heavy boost rocket in the world, the Proton is a Cold War relic that's still a workhorse (despite some recent failures) more than forty years after the first one was launched. How did this rocket, one of the deadliest weapons ever created, end up helping North Americans watch European football matches via satellite? More »
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