Astronomy Picture of the Day · February 25, 2008

Dawn of the LargeHadronCollider

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for February 25, 2008 is “Dawn of the LargeHadronCollider,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Credit & Copyright: Maximilien Brice, CERN). The original explanation runs about 167 words.

From the explanation

“Why do objects have mass? To help find out, Europe ‘s CERN has built the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the most powerful particle accelerator yet created by humans .”

— APOD editors, February 25, 2008

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date: February 25, 2008
Type: Image
Credit: Credit & Copyright: Maximilien Brice, CERN
Copyright: Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 167 words

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, February 25, 2008 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2008-february-25-dawn-of-the-large-hadron-collider

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