New York’s 'Big Bang Machine' Successfully Completes First Test
Originally Published 4 months ago — by Gizmodo
Researchers have successfully tested the sPHENIX detector, a major upgrade at Brookhaven's RHIC, which is designed to study the conditions of the early universe by measuring particle collisions that recreate the quark-gluon plasma, passing a key initial test and paving the way for new insights into the universe's first moments.