The only U.S. particle collider shuts down – so a new one may rise

The Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider’s end marks a new beginning for U.S. particle physics

After 25 years, Brookhaven National Laboratory’s Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider—the U.S.’s largest and only particle collider—has ceased operations, but its science lives on

The only U.S. particle collider shuts down – so a new one may rise

The famed collider at Brookhaven National Laboratory has ended operations, but if all goes to plan, a new collider will rise from its ashes.