@Science_George@mastodon.world
2026-09-23 12:00 UTC
It was 15 years ago today when results were announced of a 'timing anomaly' at the OPERA experiment - one with a 6.2σ statistical significance.
The anomaly indicated an apparent observation of neutrinos with a velocity exceeding that of lightspeed, and the media took notice!
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@Science_George@mastodon.world 2026-09-23 12:00
There were, of course, sensationalized headlines suggesting that relativity had been overturned, and that Einstein had been proven wrong, but, despite keeping cautiously open minds, everyone familiar with the situation expected it'd ultimately amount to some type of error. 2/