The world's largest atom-smasher could help physicists understand mysterious dark matter in the universe,and later this year it may offer a discovery even more fascinating than the Higgs-Boson, researchers say. The Large Hadron Collider, built by the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), has undergone major upgrades this year will begin its second, three-year run.
CERN says that after a two-year break for upgrades, the LHC will be twice as powerful this time.
The collider is already credited with helping physicists discover the elusive Higgs boson, which helps explain how objects have mass, and which led to the award of the 2013 Nobel Prize for physics.