The world of physics is electrified today with the news that a new particle has been detected that is consistent with the elusive Higgs boson, the long-sought after particle responsible for the forces in our universe. Physicists at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) announced the discovery on Wednesday amidst a throng of Internet chatter anticipating the result. It’s a grand achievement for scientists collaborating at the $10 billion Large Hadron Collider (LHC, pictured), which fired up over 2.5 years ago on the dubious search for the Higgs particle.

Although CERN scientists are hesitant to deem that they have absolutely found the Higgs boson, the new particle is more massive than anything yet seen, a key property expected of the Higgs.

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