Astrophysicist: US 'lost' God particle

Tomorrow Business Insider will have the chance to spend time with astrophysicist, science communicator, and all-around awesome guy Neil deGrasse Tyson.

Neil deGrasse Tyson is America’s preeminent badass astrophysicist.

Last night we went to watch "Star Talk Live" taping at Town Hall in Midtown, Manhattan. The radio show is hosted by Neil deGrasse Tyson and Eugene Mirman and they bring in special guests.

Katherine Mangu-WardYesterday, The Atlantic ran an interview with physicist/celeb Neil deGrasse Tyson. Here's what he had to say about "how space exploration can make America great again": When everyone agrees to a single solution and a single plan, there's nothing more efficient in the world than an efficient democracy. 

What modern physics knows about the matter in the universe (better at the end of 2012 than the beginning) is that it is basically shrapnel, strange bits that endure from an ancient explosive nativity, known as the Big Bang. What Melissa Franklin knows about modern physics (likewise better than ever, or pretty much anyone) is that it is finished. Done. Kaput.

GENEVA — Physicists said Thursday they are now confident they have discovered a crucial subatomic particle known as a Higgs boson – a major discovery that will go a long ways toward helping them explain why the universe is the way it is.

On Thursday, researchers at CERN confirmed that they have discovered a "Higgs Boson" — the long-sought "God particle."

GENEVA (AP) — The search is all but over for a subatomic particle that is a crucial building block of the universe.