News articles tagged with 'collision'
Hunt for dark matter closes in at Large Hadron Collider
— 1 Feb 2011 21:39 | PhysicsThe scientists have now carried out the first full run of experiments that smash protons together at almost the speed of light. When these sub-atomic particles collide at the heart…
Demise of large satellite may have led to the formation of Saturn's rings and inner moons
— 13 Dec 2010 17:13 | AstronomySimulations performed at Southwest Research Institute may explain how Saturn's majestic rings and icy inner moons formed following the collision of a Titan-sized satellite with the…
CERN observes melted nuclear matter for the first time
— 30 Nov 2010 21:44 | PhysicsThe experiments at CERN have entered a new phase and have obtained the first results. In the giant particle accelerator, LHC, collisions have until now been with protons. The new experiments…
Atoms-for-peace: A galactic collision in action
— 10 Nov 2010 13:55 | AstronomyEuropean Southern Observatory astronomers have produced a spectacular new image of the famous Atoms-for-Peace galaxy (NGC 7252). This galactic pile-up, formed by the collision of two…
Asteroid collision forensics
— 15 Oct 2010 12:05 | AstronomyIn the first half of February 2009, two asteroids collided in a region of space beyond the orbit of Mars, as scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research (MPS)…
University of Kent astronomers observe aftermath of cosmic collision
— 14 Oct 2010 10:30 | AstronomyIn February 2009 two asteroids collided in a region of space beyond the orbit of Mars. The impact debris attracted the attention of scientists worldwide as this was a unique event that…
Dust models paint alien's view of the solar system
— 24 Sep 2010 11:08 | AstronomyNew supercomputer simulations tracking the interactions of thousands of dust grains show what the solar system might look like to alien astronomers searching for planets. The models…
The biggest crash on Earth
— 17 Sep 2010 10:00 | Geology and palaeontologyDuring the collision of India with the Eurasian continent, the Indian plate is pushed about 500 kilometres under Tibet, reaching a depth of 250 kilometres. The result of this largest…
IceCube neutrino observatory nears complete
— 1 Sep 2010 09:53 | PhysicsIn December 2010, IceCube - the world's first kilometre-scale neutrino observatory, which is located beneath the Antarctic ice - will finally be completed after two decades of planning.…
Pulverised planet dust might lie around double stars
— 24 Aug 2010 10:03 | AstronomyTight double-star systems might not be the best places for life to spring up, according to a new study using data from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. The infrared observatory spotted…