PHYSICISTS say they are now confident they have discovered a crucial subatomic particle known as a Higgs boson, the so-called God particle that could unlock the greatest mysteries of the universe.
They made the announcement following a study of data gathered in 2012 from the world's largest atom-smasher, which lies beneath the Swiss-French border outside Geneva.
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The European Organisation for Nuclear Research, or CERN, said what they found last year was, indeed, a version of what is popularly referred to as the "God particle".
The discovery could go a long way toward helping scientists explain why the universe is the way it is.
Joe Incandela, who heads one of the two main teams at CERN that each involve several thousand scientists, said in a statement that "it is clear that we are dealing with a Higgs boson though we still have a long way to go to know what kind of Higgs boson it is."
The long-theorised subatomic particle would explain why matter has mass and has been considered a missing cornerstone of physics.
Last July, scientists with the world's largest atom-smasher announced finding a particle they described as Higgs-like.
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Higgs boson, the Godparticle, discovered
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