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NS: How Planck's pain could be the LHC's gain

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How Planck's pain could be the LHC's gain
New Scientist | Physics & Math | 07 July 2010
On Monday, the European Space Agency unveiled a microwave map of the universe, the result of the first 10 months of observations by the Planck satellite.

When Planck completes its mission next year, it'll provide the best picture yet of the universe just after the big bang. But what it finds could have serious implications for the Large Hadron Collider.

Two of the biggest prizes in physics today – the detection of gravitational waves (one of Planck's aims) and the discovery of a new set of particles (which the LHC is after) – could be at odds. Success for one could mean disappointment for the other. New Scientist explains why. ...

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