Explained: Higgs boson 'God particle'
Physicists celebrate evidence of particle
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The wooden Globe building is seen in silhouette at sunrise at the entrance of the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) offices on July 4, 2012 in Meyrin near Geneva. CERN scientists announced on July 4 a new particle found during an update in search for the Higgs boson, the elusive "God particle" believed to give objects mass. AFP PHOTO / FABRICE COFFRINI (Photo credit should read FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/GettyImages)
