Chapter 1
The giant machine under the grass
Chapter 2
The hunt for cosmic ghosts
Chapter 3
Giant eyes underground
Chapter 4
The global digital brain
Ch 2 · The hunt for cosmic ghosts
lara Recreating the Baby Universe
We crash the heavy atoms in a super-fast race, To see the tiny baby days of time and space!
lara In 1964, Peter Higgs proposed an invisible field that slows down particles flying at the speed of light so atoms can form.
Quiz
In what year did CERN officially announce the discovery of a particle consistent with the Higgs boson?
lara Physicists investigate the mysterious disappearance of antimatter created during the Big Bang.
Fun Fact
Antimatter cost: Antimatter is the most expensive substance on Earth, costing an estimated $62.5 trillion per gram to produce!
Quiz
What percentage of the universe's total composition is made of normal, visible matter?