Random Updates

After all the LHC updates and expectations, the folks at CERN went through a few problems, starting with a hacking attempt and then an incident with Helium leaking into the tunnel. They have now paused all tests and will be restarting in 2009 after fixing the faults. Closer to home, the Indian Space Research Organisation is planning their ambitious mission to the Moon! Chandrayaan – 1 is India’s first such mission to the moon and the co... (read post)

Welcome the first beam!

The first beam in the Large Hadron Collider at CERN was successfully steered around the full 27 kilometres of the world’s most powerful particle accelerator at 10h28 on the morning of 10th September. This historic event marks a key moment in the transition from over two decades of preparation to a new era of scientific discovery. Read on here India had quite a significant role to play in this experiment contributing both to the construction of the equipment ... (read post)

LHC countdown going strong

Further to my earlier post on the Large Hadron Collider, CERN is all set to turn on the world’s biggest machine this coming Wednesday, the 10th of September. The countdown and other information on the launch can be read here, where CERN welcomes the first beam! In the meantime – the scientists behind LHC are getting death threats and legal cases from doomsdayers and other scientists who believe the experiment will go out of hand and cau... (read post)