Author Archives: PhotonStopper

About PhotonStopper

Photons can reach our eyes from millions of light-years away. Their immense journey through time and across trillions of miles of empty space ends when we see them. Poor photons! We live in a universe of marvels. Take a look around!

February asteroids: A hit and a miss!

Posted on February 16, 2013

NASA Statement, 2/15/2013 New information provided by a worldwide network of sensors has allowed scientists to refine their estimates for the size of the object that entered that atmosphere and disintegrated in the skies over Chelyabinsk, Russia, at 7:20:26 p.m. … Continue reading →

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Ohio Astronaut Neil Armstrong: 1930 – 2012

Posted on August 25, 2012

NASA: FAMILY STATEMENT REGARDING THE DEATH OF NEIL ARMSTRONG The following is a statement from the Armstrong family regarding the death of former test pilot and NASA astronaut Neil Armstrong. He was 82. “We are heartbroken to share the news … Continue reading →

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Convention wrap-up

Posted on July 22, 2012

A big thank you to everyone who came to our annual convention yesterday (July 21) at Letha House! We had a good cook-out and potluck dinner, lots of nice prizes for the raffle, and plenty of opportunity for socializing for … Continue reading →

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CERN experiments observe particle consistent with long-sought Higgs boson

Posted on July 4, 2012

Geneva, 4 July 2012: At a seminar held at CERN1 today as a curtain raiser to the year’s major particle physics conference, ICHEP2012 in Melbourne, the ATLAS and CMS experiments presented their latest preliminary results in the search for the … Continue reading →

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