Faster than light? CERN findings bewilder scientists
Friday, September 23, 2011 - 00:30
in Physics & Chemistry
Physicists at the lab near Geneva say they've observed subatomic particles moving faster than the speed of light. If confirmed, it would defy Einstein — and upend our understanding of physics. Albert Einstein had the idea. A century of observations have backed it up. It's one of the cornerstones of physics: Nothing travels faster than the speed of light.
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