Some were disappointed at the lack of "new physics" from the LHC. Could forthcoming updates be the accelerator's redemption ...

导语：科学家试图回答一个古老的问题——在恒星、行星和原子出现之前，宇宙是什么样子。位于瑞士的欧洲核子研究中心（CERN）通过高速碰撞原子核，模拟出宇宙早期极端状态的一小段“复刻”，近日取得新进展。 核心发现：来自哥本哈根大学尼尔斯·玻尔研究所（Niels Bohr Institute）的研究团队，与国际ALICE合作组共同在CERN的大型强子对撞机（LHC）中，用氧-16（O-16）和氖-20（N ...

Many people are aware that the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN smashes tiny subatomic particles together at nearly the ...

Physicists created signs of primordial quark-gluon plasma by colliding oxygen and neon nuclei, much smaller nuclei than ...

Scientists created a Mini Big Bang at CERN, recreating quark-gluon plasma believed to have filled the universe moments after the Big Bang.

Scientists in Switzerland have begun the cooldown of a 312-foot-long test stand for the HiLumi upgrade of the world's largest and most powerful particle collider, the LHC, to ensure the upgraded ...

It’s the end of an era for particle physicists: They just said good-bye to the famed Large Hadron Collider — in its current form, anyway. The LHC, the particle collider at the European particle ...

For years, strange signals have been emerging from inside the Large Hadron Collider. Physicists call them UFOs – not ...

(ComicSans/iStock/Getty Images Plus) Every atom of matter in the Universe is built around a nucleus. It's a tightly packed ...