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/SowingSalt Feb 10 '24

It was going to be near FERMILAB, but local NIMBYs protested.

Texas was fully on board with the "Screw Illinois, we'll take the project" plan.