Higgs gets mass
The search for the Higgs boson got a boost last week. The D0 and CDF experiments at Fermilab’s Tevatron collider in Batavia, Illinois, published three papers in Physical Review Letters showing that the “God particle” must have a mass between 115 and 150 gigaelectronvolts.
Space panorama
The International Space Station has had a “penthouse” upgrade. Last week, shuttle astronauts added a new module called Tranquility and a swanky observation dome called Cupola. The dome has seven windows and gives astronauts a panoramic view of Earth and space.
Phantom menace
The US Missile Defense Agency has finally shot…
