The Large Hadron Collider is shutting down for 2 years
Scientists will use the break in operations to beef up the accelerator’s energy
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MAKING IMPROVEMENTS Physicists are shutting down the Large Hadron Collider to perform upgrades on the accelerator and its detectors, including the CMS detector (shown).
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