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November 25, 2013

Searching for Cosmic Accelerators Via IceCube
Berkeley CA (SPX) Nov 25, 2013
In our universe there are particle accelerators 40 million times more powerful than the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN. Scientists don't know what these cosmic accelerators are or where they are located, but new results being reported from "IceCube," the neutrino observatory buried at the South Pole, may show the way. These new results should also erase any doubts as to IceCube's ability to deliver on its promise. "The IceCube Collaboration has announced the observation of 28 extremely high e ... read more

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