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Particle Accelerators Unveil Secrets of Early Universe

11/26/2025

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Particle accelerators collide charged particles at extreme speeds to reveal new particles and recreate conditions from the early universe, such as those after the Big Bang, leading to discoveries like quarks and the Higgs boson.
Physicists use electric fields to accelerate particles and magnetic fields to steer their paths.
Some accelerators run in straight tunnels, while others use large underground rings to boost energy through multiple laps.

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Story summary

Particle accelerators collide charged particles at extreme speeds to reveal new particles and recreate conditions from the early universe, such as those after the Big Bang, leading to discoveries like quarks and the Higgs boson.
Physicists use electric fields to accelerate particles and magnetic fields to steer their paths.
Some accelerators run in straight tunnels, while others use large underground rings to boost energy through multiple laps.