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Physicists create a tiny “Big Bang” with surprisingly small atomic nuclei

ScienceDailySunday, August 23, 2026 at 1:08 PM

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Physicists create a tiny “Big Bang” with surprisingly small atomic nuclei
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Researchers at CERN have created microscopic versions of the early Universe by colliding surprisingly small atomic nuclei at nearly the speed of light. The collisions produced quark-gluon plasma, the ultra-hot matter believed to have filled the cosmos shortly after the Big Bang.

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Scientific signal separates durable discovery from noise — and often foreshadows policy and product. Researchers at CERN have created microscopic versions of the early Universe by colliding surprisingly small atomic nuclei at nearly the speed of light. The collisions produced quark-gluon plasma, the ultra-hot matter believed to have filled the cosmos shortly after the Big Bang.

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Researchers at CERN have created microscopic versions of the early Universe by colliding surprisingly small atomic nuclei at nearly the speed of light. The collisions produced quark-gluon plasma, the ultra-hot matter believed to have filled the cosmos shortly after the Big Bang.

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