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Higgs boson hunt over: CERN scientists find ‘God particle’

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Scientists at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) announced Wednesday at the CERN research centre have found a new subatomic particle that could be the Higgs boson, the basic building block of the universe.

“I can confirm that a particle has been discovered that is consistent with the Higgs boson theory,” said John Womersley, chief executive of Britain’s Science & Technology Facilities Council, at an event in London.

Below is a play-by-play of the announcement.

From CERN: Observation of a New Particle with a Mass of 125 GeV

5:04 a.m.: Peter Higgs (pre-recorded): I’m really surprise it happened during my life time.