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2013, aether, dark matter, dark matter problem, greatest scientific discovery, higgs boson, hypothetical particles, science definitions, WIMP
Yes. We have seen it before.
We give something a name and suddently we are able to “discover” it.
WIMP (as in hypothetical particles serving as one possible solution to the dark matter problem) is the new “Higgs boson”.
And we used to laugh at people who believed in aether…
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It’s closing… It’s almost here!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-21340274