Particle smashers reveal the universe's secrets
Particle colliders accelerate and smash subatomic particles, like protons, to recreate Big Bang conditions, revealing the fundamental forces and particles that shape our universe.
While dedicated neutron colliders don't exist, powerful particle accelerators like the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN smash protons at nearly light speed. These collisions recreate conditions from just after the Big Bang, allowing scientists to study the fundamental forces that govern matter, such as the strong nuclear force binding quarks.
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