The New "X" Particle

Exciting word from CERN that there is a new X particle out there. Discovered by physicists in Japan in 2003, it took a backseat while everyone else was all caught up in finding the Higgs Boson.

This week, at a conference in Italy, CERN presented the first full measurement of the quantum numbers of the X. The result? The X is not a meson and is something much more exotic.

LHCb physicist Dr Matt Needham has said, "this measurement is a great step forward in understanding this mysterious X. The real nature is still unclear."

But they are expecting that it's nature will soon become clear. Whatever that result, CERN is confident that this particle is an "altogether new state of matter."