Last week, we learned about the death of Peter Higgs, a physicist and discoverer of the particle that bears his name. The Large Hadron Collider was built to find and describe the particle. Today, we’ll look back at the life of Peter Higgs and his particle.
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Aug 14th: Dangerous Solar Flares, Higgs Boson Insights, and Light Speed Flashlights
Can our Sun generate a solar flare that would wipe out life on Earth? Has the Large Hadron Collider answered any questions about the Higgs boson? And what would happen if you shined your flashlight out the front window of a spaceship going almost the speed of light?
Nov 8th: Goodnight, Sweet Prince
It’s time to say goodbye to Kepler. It’s the end of a great adventure to discover exoplanet. Goodnight, Sweet Prince. With @PaulMattSutter at #365DaysOfAstro