New Theory Postulates Galaxy-Sized Neutrinos, Expanding Since the Beginning of Time
Wednesday, June 3, 2009 - 13:49
in Astronomy & Space
Irvine-Michigan-Brookhaven Detector: Located in an abandoned salt mine, this detector contains 2.5 million gallons of ulta-pure water. To give an idea of the scale of the tank, the object in the middle of the tank is a diver. Joe Stancampiano via National GeographicOf all the subatomic particles that make up matter, neutrinos are the smallest. So small, in fact, that a billion neutrinos pass through your body every second without hitting a single atom. However, a new study postulates that some ancient neutrinos, born shortly after the Big Bang, may now be as large as some galaxies. read more