![]() but the LHC will likely operate for at least another twenty years. We discovered the Higgs boson particle in 2012, and so far no other new particles. We're at an interesting point in our research. ATLAS and the other experiments at the LHC are long-term projects - physics is a marathon, not a sprint. Our job is not to discover new particles, but to explore all the various nooks and crannies of our data, to rule out all the places in our data where new discoveries could be hiding. How is it currently progressing?ĪTLAS is one of four main experiments at the LHC and all of us who work on these projects are constantly exploring our data, searching for new particles. Q: You have been part of the ATLAS Experiment that is designed to exploit the full discovery potential of the LHC. Perhaps it will be sooner than we think.Īlso Read: 'Two Bombs and One Satellite': China eyes space race from Moon to Mars and beyond ![]() And of course, I'd love to be alive when we eventually write the full-and-complete technical design proposal for such a machine. And I would be very pleased to see a more complete geological survey of the Moon, to determine whether all the materials needed to construct a CCM could be sourced on the Moon, rather than bringing them from Earth to the Moon. It would be fantastic if we were able to put solar panels on the Moon to further develop a powering system for lunar projects like the CCM. I would love to see at least one remotely-operated lunar tunnel boring machine digging holes on the Moon, operated from Earth. I would be very happy if we saw public space travel develop to the point of being robust and mature. To develop a collider encircling the moon, there will be a need for major technological advancements and what of those new developments would you like to see in our lifetime? The LHC in Geneva has been shut down for upgrades. Those of us reading this today will all be gone by then, but I would be extremely happy if our great-great-grand-daughters were lunar particle physicists! Thus, if the technological developments in space travel, lunar tunnel boring machines, and solar power continue at pace, it's reasonable to think that a CCM could begin to be constructed by the 2070s or 2080s, if not later, and begin to take data perhaps in the 22nd century. In the paper, we suggest that we should establish a Lunar Physics and Astrophysics Research Center (LPARC) that includes astronomy, gravitational wave detectors, dark matter experiments, and other projects. So we should think about big, collaborative science projects for the public good when we think about returning to the Moon.Īlso Read: Low Earth Orbit has more junk than operational satellites: Report says unsustainable space behaviour continues But it seems inevitable that humans will return to the Moon, potentially to establish a permanent presence, and the Moon should be primarily reserved for scientific research and not for commercial exploitation. In principle, most of the technologies to make it happen already exist, but they need to be more fully developed, which will take decades. It's nearly impossible to accurately estimate when a CCM could become a reality.
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