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Ever heard of a beauty quark? How about a glueball? Physics is full of weird particles that leave many of us scratching our heads. But these tiny particles make up everything in the quantum world and in us and are the basis of the fundamental scientific theory called The Standard Model. But it doesn\u2019t explain everything. It can\u2019t account for dark matter or dark energy, for example. We find out whether new physics experiments might force us to rewrite the Standard Model. Plus, we discuss a NASA proposal to fly spacecraft close to the sun in search of new physics.\nGuests:\nPhil Plait\xa0\u2013 Aka the Bad Astronomer, former astronomer on Hubble, teacher, lecturer and debunker of conspiracy theories. He is also the author of a new book \u201cUnder Alien Skies: A Sightseer\u2019s Guide to the Universe.\u201d\nHarry Cliff\xa0\u2013 Particle physicist at the University of Cambridge who works on the LHCb experiment at the largest particle physics laboratory in the world, CERN. He is the author of:\xa0\u201cSpace Oddities, The Mysterious Anomalies Challenging Our Understanding of the Universe.\u201d\nSlava Turyshev\xa0\u2013 Research scientist at NASA\u2019s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.\nFeaturing music by\xa0Dewey Dellay\xa0and\xa0Jun Miyake\nYou can get early access to ad-free versions of every episode by joining us on\xa0Patreon. Thanks for your support!\nBig Picture Science is part of the\xa0Airwave Media\xa0podcast network.\xa0Please contact\xa0advertising@airwavemedia.com\xa0to inquire about advertising on Big Picture Science.\n\xa0\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices