LHC Experiments Detect Big Bang-Like Matter in Smaller Collisions

Scientists at CERN's Large Hadron Collider have discovered that quark-gluon plasma, a state of matter present shortly after the Big Bang, can form in surprisingly small atomic collisions. This exotic substance, over 100,000 times hotter than the Sun's core, causes particles to break into fundamental building blocks. The findings challenge previous assumptions about the energy required for its creation and open new avenues for studying the universe's earliest conditions.