Scientists Closer To Discovering “God Particle”
Scientists are working to discover the “god particle” — an element some people think is the key to figuring out how we came to exist in the universe.
Officially called the Higgs boson, the “god particle” remains a bit of a scientific mystery. It is the only undiscovered part of the Standard Model of physics, which describes the basic building blocks of all matter in the universe.
Two recent experiments have brought us closer to identifying the “god particle.” In one experiment, scientists smash together protons, small positively charged parts of an atom, at near light speed using an instrument called the Large Hadron Collider. They are hoping to recreate the nanoseconds that happened after the Big Bang in hopes of learning more about this particle.
Results of the recent experiments are far from conclusive, but many particle scientists believe they may be on the right track.
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