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Do Neutrinos Have Mass?

Posted by michael on from the but-were-afraid-to-ask dept.

amyjigglypuff writes "MINOS, a joint project between Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory and the University of Minnesota, is going to attempt to uncover the mysteries of the neutrino. Scientists plan to study the mass of neutrinos, whether they are stable or oscillate, and their electromagnetic structure. If they are found to have mass, it could prove that neutrinos are responsible for the cosmic "dark matter" that has baffled scientists for decades. Here is a link for scientists and a summary for the general public."

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  1. yes, they have mass. by Unknown+Poltroon · · Score: 3, Funny

    but only the really heavy ones.

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  2. Missing matter by n1ywb · · Score: 3, Funny

    I thought the missing matter was in all the packing materials for all the equipment the scientists kept buying to try and find the missing matter.

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    1. Re:Missing matter by GigsVT · · Score: 2, Funny

      Heh, that reminds me of box of computer stuff we got in recently at work. The thing weighed at least 150 pounds, but somehow the UPS shipping reciept had "40 pounds" on it. I think the scientists should definitely look into this.

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  3. Before someone else says it... by Spamalamadingdong · · Score: 2, Funny

    Neutrinos have mass? I didn't even know they were Catholic!

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  4. Arrrgh! by jwriney · · Score: 4, Funny

    These Ask Slashdot questions are getting tough. I've got no friggin' idea!

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    1. Re:Arrrgh! by foistboinder · · Score: 3, Funny

      Answer an "Ask Slashdot question", and win a Nobel prize!

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