Large Hadron Collider is cranking up again: prepare to have your mind blown

By Marcus Strom
Updated June 10 2015 - 10:13am, first published June 4 2015 - 5:09pm
The Large Hadron Collider has been newly revamped. Photo: Supplied
The Large Hadron Collider has been newly revamped. Photo: Supplied
Professor Geoff Taylor leads Australia's contribution to research at CERN. Photo: Angela Wylie
Professor Geoff Taylor leads Australia's contribution to research at CERN. Photo: Angela Wylie

Strap yourselves in. The last time boffins smashed particles together at the Large Hadron Collider, they discovered evidence for the long-theorised but never-before-seen Higgs boson. Now, scientists are nearly doubling the amount of energy that will smash protons together and they aren't quite sure what they'll find, but it's just as likely to blow our minds.

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