X17 particle

[anonymous-user]

''The X17 particle could be the force carrier for a postulated fifth force, possibly connected with dark matter''

https://scitechdaily.com/x17-new-subatomic-particl...

interesting times..

[MartG]

Interesting !

[andy_s]

This was about the easiest to digest explanation I could find for why it is more likely than not to be an error rather than something new:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2019/...

To not be pessimistic at the end of the year though, it's certainly going to be an interesting decade ahead for physics, particularly with the two planned CERN upgrades and the James Webb telescope, all against a background of quantum computing development, AI & machine learning advances and, perhaps most importantly, first plasma to start the process of powering us all.

I'm sure that in ten years we'll know a lot more about 'stuff', and indeed, what's in it.

[MartG]

There's also the recently approved HyperK ( personal interest here, as my son will probably end up working on it )

http://www.hyperk.org/

[Gojira]

MartG said:

There's also the recently approved HyperK ( personal interest here, as my son will probably end up working on it )

http://www.hyperk.org/

That looks interesting...

Hope your lad has fun with it!