Scientists to Unveil 'Major Discovery' at Astrophysics Center Monday

[Ichingcarpenter]

A team of scientists will unveil what they bill as a "major discovery" in the field of astrophysics on Monday (March 17) in a presentation at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA).

CfA officials did not detail the nature of the astrophysics discovery in a media alert. They only stated that the center will "host a press conference at 12:00 noon EDT (16:00 UTC) on Monday, March 17th, to announce a major discovery." Space.com will provide complete coverage of Monday's announcement.

The Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics is made up of the Harvard College Observatory and the Smithsonian Astrophysics Observatory. Scientists at the center pursue studies of those basic physical process that determine the nature and evolution of the universe," according to the CfA website's official description.



http://www.space.com/25066-major-astrophysics-discovery-announcement-monday.html



Anybody have a clue what it is?

The missing plane? Alien Civilization?
Bigfoot? A new planet?

[bananas]

1. ...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/122827833

[MADem]

2. I don't know, but I will rec for the anticipatory factor of it all... nt

[NBachers]

3. Always nice to hear what the smart people are doing.

[whopis01]

4. I think we all know what is coming

[Fumesucker]

5. Observational evidence that the entire universe is nothing but a holographic computer simulation

http://www.nature.com/news/simulations-back-up-theory-that-universe-is-a-hologram-1.14328