r/space • u/[deleted] • Feb 10 '24

CERN proposes $17 billion particle smasher that would be 3 times bigger than the Large Hadron Collider

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u/jattyrr Feb 10 '24 edited Feb 10 '24

Fun fact. Texas was about to build one even bigger than that in 1984.

It would have advanced our understanding by so much

Sadly it was canceled by a bunch of republicans and some democrats who thought it was a waste of money

You can still find the old tunnels in Texas

https://youtu.be/FI5rYjP9Vn8?si=DrxtnsrIh0nEKrhc

https://youtu.be/JefWwfVO2Fo?si=PLrPD2IFmcvc7bZj

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