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Hadron Smashes Through Door to New Era in Physics

The Large Hadron Collider at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, finally smashed two beams of protons together at high speed on Tuesday after a couple of failed starts. CERN was trying to get the two proton beams to collide at an energy level of 7 trillion electron volts, but problems with the electrical system forced the scientists to reset the system and try again. The experiment succeeded shortly after 1 p.m. central European summer time. CERN will run the collider for 18 to 24 months.