Astronomy Picture of the Day · December 18, 2011

Hints of Higgs from the LargeHadronCollider

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for December 18, 2011 is “Hints of Higgs from the LargeHadronCollider,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Credit & Copyright: Maximilien Brice, CERN). The original explanation runs about 193 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, December 18, 2011

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At a glance

Date: December 18, 2011
Type: Image
Credit: Credit & Copyright: Maximilien Brice, CERN
Copyright: Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 193 words

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, December 18, 2011 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2011-december-18-hints-of-higgs-from-the-large-hadron-collider

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