"God particle" discovered?

[j-rodd123]

Originally Posted by sanzath

I always figured photons were *almost* massless, which is why they were still noticeably affected by extremely large masses (read: black holes), hence why their trajectory could be curved, creating the impression of a black hole.. But if they're completely massless, being unaffected by the Higgs field, how come they're affected by gravity?

its because photons have momentum, try reading about general relativity a bit and it will probably explain it a lot better than i can lol