Majorana particle

Summary: A particle that is the opposite of itself (it does not have an antimatter equivalent) was theorized by the crazy scientist Ettore Majorana. After 75 years it seems as if Dutch scientists may have found this mysterious particle that could hold a key to learning more about dark matter.


BBC News:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17695944


SciShow: http://youtu.be/rOztrDmFFWM
(The above video also includes info on the possible discovery of life on Mars)

More antimatter on youtube

The search for antimatter: http://youtu.be/Oo8a9FCgnfk

CERN on youtube

I just found CERN's youtube channel. If you are interested consider subscribing or just checking often. I will post the ones I find intriguing on here.


Alpha2 Antimatter: http://youtu.be/yY02yPC8BEo


Higgs Search update: http://youtu.be/iK4Qp9l8BG8


Antimatter: http://youtu.be/ayB2HKqB_XM

LHC is back on air!

Summary:

The LHC has reopened with higher energies (4TeV per beam) and scientists look forward to 
renewing the search for the Higgs and continuing on to new physics. 

BBC News: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17625123 

CERNTV: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQfUFi9Gy3Y

Matter vs Antimatter

Summary: A discussion on how supercomputing is/can be used to study the differences between antimatter and normal matter.


Symmetry Breaking: http://www.symmetrymagazine.org/breaking/2012/03/29/supercomputing-the-difference-between-matter-and-antimatter/

Apollo 11 lost engines

Summary:

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos says he has found the F-1 engines that carried Apollo 
11 to the first Moon landing, and will try to raise them from the sea bed.

BBC News: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17544565 

Super-Earths 'in the billions'

Summary:

After surveying many red dwarf stars, scientists have concluded that there may 
be hundreds of super-earths within the habitable zones of their respective 
stars. 

BBC News:  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17532470

Cassini spies Saturn moon geysers

Summary:

The Cassini spacecraft captures striking images from flying by three moons of 
Saturn, including new pictures of Enceladus's gushing geysers.

BBC News:  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17550834

Dead stars 'to guide spacecraft

Summary:

German scientists have hypothesised a way to use pulsars to locate spacecraft 
like a GPS. However the technology is far off until engineers can miniaturise 
the necessary X-ray detecting technology. 

BBC News: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17557581 

Survey gets a grip on dark energy

Summary:

Astronomers measure the precise distance to over a quarter of a million galaxies to gain new insights into the influence of dark energy on the Universe.

BBC News: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17559286

(These next few posts will probably be summaries from BBC as I have very little time right now.)