Higgs Boson Finally Observed at CERN

Large Hadron Collider general-purpose detectors ATLAS and CMS have made complimenting discoveries on the Higgs boson and top quark coupling process.

Bump in Large Hadron Collider data has physicists electrified

In December, the ATLAS and CMS experiments reported what could be the first hint of a new massive particle that spits out two photons as it decays. Now, physicists are presenting their latest analyses, including a full investigation of this mysterious bump. Both experiments have come to the same conclusion -- the bump is still there.

Mysterious LHC Photons Have Physicists Searching for Answers

Physicists working at the Large Hadron Collider reported an unusual bump in their signal. But this time, they have no idea where the bump came from.

World's best measurement of W Boson mass points to Higgs mass and tests standard model

The latest measurement of the mass of the W boson from the Tevatron experiments. The new combined result is twice as precise as the previous world average, and places limits on the mass of the Higgs consistent with the limits from direct searches at the LHC and Tevatron.

First hint of the Higgs Boson particle

The answer to one of the most exciting questions in particle physics seems almost close enough to touch: Scientists have observed first signs of the Higgs boson and now believe that they will soon be able to prove the existence of the elementary particle they have been trying so hard to isolate.

Rumors erupt over Higgs Boson discovery

After gazillions of particle collisions in the LHC and countless rumors of Higgs discoveries, we have... yet another rumor of a Higgs discovery.

Endgame for the Higgs Boson

The last missing piece of scientists’ fundamental model of particle physics is running out of places to hide.

Large Hadron Collider experiments eliminate more Higgs hiding spots

Two experimental collaborations at the Large Hadron Collider, located at CERN laboratory near Geneva, Switzerland, announced that they have significantly narrowed the mass region in which the Higgs boson could be hiding. The ATLAS and CMS experiments excluded with 95 percent certainty the existence of a Higgs over most of the mass region from 145 to 466 GeV.

A hint of Higgs: An update from the LHC

The physics world was abuzz with some tantalizing news a couple of weeks ago. At a meeting of the European Physical Society in Grenoble, France, physicists -- including some from Caltech -- announced that the latest data from the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) might hint at the existence of the ever-elusive Higgs boson.