difficult to comprehend. One year ago, we published an extensive article on Fermilab’s Tevatron, the world’s most powerful particle accelerator, its vision and its astounding accomplishments. On September 10, CERN’s LHC will replace the Tevatron, located...

caused by "a bit of baguette on the busbars." CERN is assuming a bird dropped the offending piece of bread. The incident happened while the LHC wasn't even on, which raises the question, "what would have happened had the collider been in operation?" Well,...

followed by LHCb." "It's a great achievement to have come this far in so short a time," said CERN Director General Rolf Heuer. "But we need to keep a sense of perspective – there's still much to do before we can start the LHC physics program." Next on the...

measurements and analysis, with results appearing as soon as next year. The LHC is the world’s largest particle accelerator, built by the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), and is based near Geneva, Switzerland. The project has been supported...