So . . . what do you do the day after the major discovery of a new subatomic particle?

You get to work. This thing isn’t going to measure its own properties, you know. 🙂

If you don’t feel like working, here are some links to news stories about yesterday’s event.

• “Observed! SMU’s CERN physicists confirm new particle; Higgs ‘God particle’ opens new frontier of exploration” (SMU Research)
• “Physicists Declare Victory in Higgs Hunt” (Nature)
• “At Long Last, Physicists Discover Famed Higgs Boson.” (ScienceNOW)
• “Physicists Find Elusive Particle Seen as Key to Universe” (The New York Times)