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Hunt for Dark Matter Heads Deeper Underground

Rob Quinn — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 06:45:39 CDT

Scientists hunting for the invisible substance believed to make up most of the matter in the universe are planning to move the search to a two-mile-deep mine in Canada. Researchers trying to detect dark matter about a half-mile below the surface of Minnesota suspect they may have captured two particles...

Behind Toyota's Acceleration Woes: Cosmic Rays?

Kate Schwartz — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 07:38:07 CDT

Of all the potential culprits behind Toyota's acceleration woes, this has to be the most far-fetched sounding: cosmic rays. Thing is, it may be true. Cosmic radiation can mess with the chips found in electronic components, Wired reports. Federal regulators are investigating whether or not radiation is causing Toyota's problems—...

Dark Matter Particles Detected Deep in Mine

Rob Quinn — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 06:06:00 CST

Scientists searching for traces of the mysterious substance believed to make up most of the universe's mass believe they have detected it for the first time at the bottom of an old mine in Minnesota. A team of physicists say detectors placed half a mile underground to shield them from...

Solar System Is Dented: Voyager

Katherine Thompson — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 09:18:50 CST

Far out in space, a violent boundary zone marks the point where our solar system ends and outer space begins. NASA's Voyager 2 has now confirmed what its sister ship indicated: that this region is squashed and uneven, Space.com reports. This shock wave "sloshes back and forth like surf...