We were given a link to an article to review. This article was found on http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/22/cern-light-speed_n_977014.htmlas an article published by the Huffington Post. Within this article I learned about a team of physicists that seemed to believe that they had discovered a particle that has the ability to travel faster than the speed of light. Einstein once theorized that E=MC², in other words energy equals mass times the speed of light squared. With the research that has been conducted it makes his theory and statement true.
A group of scientists in Geneva are involved in a group called CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research), these scientists have claimed that they observed a neutrino, which happens to be a sub-subatomic particle, traveling at approximately 60 nanoseconds faster then the speed of light! This very idea is vast and critical to the scientific world. Skepticism and doubt automatically occurs as this very thought doubts Einstein’s discovery from so many years ago. Many people find this discovery to be unrealistic and merely to be a hoax. However, there are those who believe this discovery to be true. Although CERN made this discovery, they seem to be mutual in this “debate.” The reason being they themselves want for other scientists and physicists to attempt this controversial discovery simply to deepen the understanding and possibilities of this occurring. After all they want to be sure they are correct before calling to much attention to this situation. However if the results turn out to be true then so many of the bases of science will be uprooted and cause a new uprising of scientific discovery to occur. Overall it will take much time to ensure this particular situation, but one thing is for sure, scientists are continuously making discoveries and the science behind this situation without a doubt wont stop here.
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