A chink in the armor

Fermilab Particle Accelerator   (Public Domain)

Just when you think you’ve got yourself a theory, something cracks.  Cracks become chasms as science makes way for new discoveries.

This recently occurred within the realm of particle physics.  In what might be the biggest breakthrough since Einstein's, Fermilab researchers found an unexpected discrepancy in the “mass of a W Boson.”  This could lead to the realization of a “fifth force of nature at play.”

An updated Standard Model might then account for Dark Matter and Dark Energy.  Heck, it might even help to explain that which literally keeps us grounded: gravity.

Resources

https://news.yahoo.com/shock-result-particle-experiment-could-182625179.html 

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