Scientists are getting very close to proving or disproving the existence of the subatomic particle known as the “Higgs boson.” The list of possible hiding spots for the Higgs boson particle has been narrowed down, according to teams carrying out experiments at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider in Geneva Switzerland. The existence of Higgs boson — also know as the “God particle” — is key to explaining why there is mass in the universe. It will likely be another year before scientists have enough data to say whether the elusive particle really exists.
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Higgs Boson May Be Running Out of Hiding Places
Posted by: Rob Spiegel December 13, 2011 12:55 PMScientists are getting very close to proving or disproving the existence of the subatomic particle known as the “Higgs boson.” The list of possible hiding spots for the Higgs boson particle has been narrowed down, according to teams carrying out experiments at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider in Geneva Switzerland. The existence of Higgs boson — also know as the “God particle” — is key to explaining why there is mass in the universe. It will likely be another year before scientists have enough data to say whether the elusive particle really exists.