The Higgs boson discovery confirmed by scientists
Today may be a historical day in science. According to numerous press reports today, scientists have confirmed the discovery of a new subatomic particle that is consistent with the long-sought-after Higgs boson.
The historic announcement came in a progress report from the Large Hadron Collider particle accelerator at CERN.
In a discovery that throws light on the nature of space and time, a new subatomic particle has been found that is consistent with the long-sought-after Higgs boson.
“We have reached a milestone in our understanding of nature,” Rolf Heuer, director general of CERN” announced today.
Prof. Womersley, chief executive of the Science and technology Facilities Council, told reporters: “They have discovered a particle consistent with the Higgs boson”, “Discovery is the important word. That is confirmed. It’s a momentous day for science.”
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