Today’s physics news: Wednesday, 22 September 2010

Grassroots Liberal Democrats vote for graduate tax campaign
Delegates at party conference pass motion to explore the ‘possibility to build cross-party support’ on the issue
Guardian 
 
End of an era: Space Shuttle Discovery waits on launch pad ahead of its final mission
The old workhorse of Nasa’s fleet, this will be Discovery’s final mission before it is finally retired and becomes a museum piece.
Daily Mail 
 
Lunar mission sheds light on early solar system
Moon was more geologically active than previously thought
Physics World 
 
Science funding cuts will devastate economy, warns Brian Cox
One of Britain’s best-known physicists has attacked government plans to severely cut the science budget as “ludicrous”, warning of a devastating impact on the UK economy
THE 
 
Large Hadron Collider spies hints of infant universe
The LHC has revealed hints of what may be the hot, dense state of matter thought to have filled the universe in its first nanoseconds
New Scientist