Worlds Biggest Atom Smasher

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The current largest atom collider in the world is the Large Hadron Collider located in both France and Switzerland confirmed the existence of a very important yet mysterious subatomic particle named the Higgs Bogon. The designs for the FCC or Future Circular Collider would be four times the size of the LHC and about ten times as powerful. The possibility for finding or discovering a new subatomic particle are great, but some scientists don't believe it's worth it.

The issue with the new, ultra powerful collider is that the whole operation will cost 24 billion dollars and there is no guarantee that anything will be discovered. If the new super collider were to fail then those in desperate search of answers wont hold off and collider's could stretch around the equator or even to the moon! With a successful or unsuccessful collider expansion may be necessary and cost people billions.

Particle accelerators for centuries have advanced our knowledge of the world around us and helped further advance science, and we could potentially discover something great. Luck could prevail and a new subatomic particle could be found which would help us understand fundamental building blocks for galaxies. We could learn what holds everything together and discover why we are all here. But like everything in life, nothing about this new particle accelerator is a guarantee. 

The next step for the Future Circular Collider would be for an international panel of scientists and world leaders to discuss the pros and cons of building it, before the European Organization of Nuclear Research makes a final decision. Some scientists believe that the money and time dedicated to the collider could be better spent in genetic and stem cell research or more powerful telescopes. The other possibilities out there are almost endless, but a definite decision on whether or not the FCC is worth it is needed first.

 https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/science/huge-new-atom-smasher-would-be-world-s-biggest-far-ncna959071


https://home.cern/science/accelerators/future-circular-collider



Image: A tunnel interior of a particle collider.
Possible interior to the FCC






Image: Artistic impression of a collision event at the center of a future detector.
Artistic depiction of atom collision

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