Supernovas and Black Holes Could Offer Clues to Subatomic Particles.(neutrinos)(Brief Article)

Publication: USA Today (Magazine)

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The next time a distant supernova glitters in the night sky, scientists may be able to solve a mystery about subatomic particles on Earth. Richard Boyd, professor of physics and astronomy, Ohio State University, Columbus, and his colleagues have devised a way to use the speed of material streaming outward from a supernova to measure the mass of an elusive subatomic...

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