London, Nov 4 : The announcement by physicists that the Tevatron particle accelerator at Fermilab in Batavia, Illinois, which is the Large Hadron Collider’s (LHC’s) predecessor, has produced particles that they are unable to explain, could be a sign of new physics.

The Collider Detector at Fermilab (CDF) monitors the particles that spew from collisions between protons and anti-protons, which are accelerated and smashed head-on by the Tevatron.

The collision occurs inside the 1.5-centimetre-wide “beam pipe” that confines the protons and anti-protons, and the particles created are tracked by surrounding layers of electronics.

London, Nov 4: A dazzling display of cosmic ‘fireballs’ will light up the sky this week, in the form of an unusually good Taurid meteor shower.

Meteors are bits of dust or rock that plunge into Earth’s atmosphere at high speed, producing a glowing trail as they heat up gas particles.

The Taurid meteors originate in a stream of cometary debris that encircles the Sun. The debris was probably shed by a large, ancient comet that disintegrated to create the Taurid stream, as well as an existing comet called 2P/Encke.

According to a report in New Scientist, the Earth began cutting across the broad dust trail in October, but it will cross the densest parts of the stream on November 5 and 12.

Washington, Nov 4 : Despite lagging behind his Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama in opinion polls, Republican candidate John McCain has said that he was still confident of his victory in today’s presidential poll.

He predicted his victory at a rally of about 5000 supporters in GOP-friendly northeastern Tennessee.

Above cell phone cameras on upraised hands and children perched on parents'' shoulders, the crowd waved signs saying, “Support our troops," ''''Save Our Coal" and "Remember Sept. 11 — vote security."

Washington, Nov 4 : Halle Berry has revealed that she really admires Kate Winslet – for her ability to strip off at every opportunity.

Virginia (USA), Nov. 4: Indian Americans residing here are of the view that India can and will play an integral role in keeping the American economy competitive, despite the ongoing meltdown on Wall Street and its impact on global economies.

Bangalore, Nov 4 : Former Indian Test skipper Anil Kumble sees a bright future for Indian cricket under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who succeeded him.

"Dhoni has done exceptionally well and we have a very able leader in him,” Kumble told a news conference in Bangalore, his hometown, on Monday.

“I think the time was right for me to move on and the Indian cricket is definitely in good hands and the team looks pretty set to become number one in all forms of the game," added Kumble.