Massive particle collider passes first key tests
Thursday, September 11, 2008
GENEVA -- The world's largest particle collider passed its first major tests by firing two beams of protons in opposite directions around a 17-mile underground ring Wednesday in what scientists hope is the next great step to understanding the makeup of the universe.
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