Astronomy/Cosmology/Astrophysics thread - Even though there are no gods I still pray

[steewith2ees]

That is so amazing! I can't wait to see the pictures!

This is the one they took immediately on landing...

...and this is the best one so far...

 

[steewith2ees]

Plenty of new additions to make here but I thought I would Lazarus the thread with this from yesterday...

Cern experiment hints at new force of nature - Experts reveal ‘cautious excitement’ over unstable particles that fail to decay as standard model suggests (Guardian 29/3/21)​

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[F.U.B.A.R.]

Plenty of new additions to make here but I thought I would Lazarus the thread with this from yesterday...

Cern experiment hints at new force of nature - Experts reveal ‘cautious excitement’ over unstable particles that fail to decay as standard model suggests (Guardian 29/3/21)​

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I'm no physicist, but it seems to me that there are an infinite number of 'particles' yet to be 'discovered'.

The trick is to realise that 'particles' are simply packets of energy that can be configured in infinite ways No doubt this is a gross simplification and I'm not clever enough to provide a proof, but it keeps my head happy...