AaS! 257: How Does One Go About Smashing Particles?
Ask a Spaceman!7 Okt 2025

AaS! 257: How Does One Go About Smashing Particles?

How do particle colliders work? What kinds of energies are we talking about? Are there any uses for colliders except for physics experiments? I discuss these questions and more in today's Ask a Spaceman!

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