The Higgs Boson: The Particle That Gives Mass to the Universe - Explained

Written By: Astrophyzix Science Communication 

Article type: Explainer, Peer-reviewed data, real science, Physics Explained

Introduction 

The Higgs boson is one of the most important discoveries in modern physics and represents the experimental confirmation of a mechanism proposed in the 1960s to explain how fundamental particles acquire mass. Its detection in 2012 at CERN's Large Hadron Collider marked the completion of the Standard Model of particle physics, a framework describing the fundamental particles and forces that govern the universe.

What the James Webb Space Telescope Is Revealing About the Early Universe

Written by: Astrophyzix Science News
Published: 31 January 2026

Introduction

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has delivered the most detailed observations of the early universe ever achieved. Some online videos have framed these discoveries as objects that “shouldn’t exist,” implying a crisis for modern cosmology. In reality, JWST data is refining existing models of galaxy formation, not overturning them.