Particle physics: Facts, news, features and articles about the elementary particles that make up our universe
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Physicists discover never-before seen particle sitting on a tabletopThis newly-discovered particle could account for dark matter.
By Robert Lea Published
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Large Hadron Collider breaks new record only days after it reopensIt only took the LHC days to break its own record after it reopened.
By Scott Dutfield Published
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Ultraprecise atomic optical clocks may redefine the length of a secondThe length of a second hasn't been updated in 70 years, but ultraprecise atomic optical clocks are on track to change that.
By Tia Ghose Published
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What is the Large Hadron Collider?The Large Hadron Collider is the world's most powerful particle accelerator. Here's a look at the atom smasher and all its amazing discoveries.
By Adam Mann Published
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Large Hadron Collider is waking up after a 3-year nap, and it could help explain why the universe exists.After a three-year nap, the world's largest atom smasher is waking up and getting ready to smash atoms harder than ever.
By Mara Johnson-Groh Published
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What is electromagnetic radiation?Reference Electromagnetic radiation is a form of energy that includes radio waves, microwaves, X-rays and gamma rays, as well as visible light.
By Jim Lucas Published
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CERN halts future collaboration with RussiaThe collaboration between American, Russian and European scientists that survived the Cold War has been put on hold.
By Ben Turner Published
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What is the Higgs boson?Reference A look at the "God particle" — its theoretical origins, its discovery in 2012, and its continuing significance.
By Andrew May Published
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'X particle' from the dawn of time detected inside the Large Hadron ColliderThe particle was found by smashing billions of lead atoms into each other at extreme speeds.
By Ben Turner Published
