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SUMMARY:DarkAttack2012
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120715T060000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120720T160000Z
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DESCRIPTION:\n	For the past 80 years\, astronomers have been wondering wha
 t exactly is responsible for the distribution of galaxies in the sky\, and
  what drives the way they move about each other. Gravity as we know it\, c
 annot explain this\; not if visible matter is all there is to the Universe
 . Today\, particle physics might be on the verge of finally unraveling thi
 s mystery.\n\n	Many physicists believe that the explanation for the behavi
 or and structure of galaxies lies in the infinitely small scales of subato
 mic particle physics. A new type of particle\, unlike any of the particles
  we know about\, which does not emit nor absorb light\, could be effective
 ly invisible to the astronomers' instruments\, yet make up most of the mas
 s of the Universe. The detection of this new particle would shake up our u
 nderstanding of the basics building blocks of the cosmos. The hunt for "Da
 rk Matter" is on.\n\n	The Large Hadron Collider at CERN has begun testing 
 some of the theories about Dark Matter. By colliding beams of particles at
  very high energy\, this machine will re-create conditions that existed a 
 fraction of a second after the Big Bang. Scientists believe that in this p
 rocess Dark Matter particles will be produced. At the same time\, other ex
 periments (such as underground Dark Matter detector and satellites observi
 ng debris produced by Dark Matter collisions in the Universe) are being us
 ed to characterize the nature of Dark Matter\, and to test whether its pro
 perties can explain the astronomers' puzzling observations.\n\n	This confe
 rence will bring together scientists looking for Dark Matter in particle p
 hysics\, astrophysics and cosmology\, in order to facilitate their collabo
 ration and promote the exchange of new ideas across the different communit
 ies. This stimulating meeting will promote the development of a new\, trul
 y global approach to the discovery and characterization of Dark Matter\, a
 nd help scientists to join forces in tackling one of the biggest unsolved 
 mysteries of fundamental physics.\n\nhttp://indico.cern.ch/conferenceDispl
 ay.py?confId=180715
LOCATION:Ascona\, Switzerland
URL:http://indico.cern.ch/conferenceDisplay.py?confId=180715
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