<ul><li>CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, has released a blueprint for the successor of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC).</li><li>The new particle accelerator, called Future Circular Collider (FCC), will have a diameter of over 56 miles, compared to the LHC's 17-mile diameter.</li><li>CERN hopes that the FCC will produce particles that are heavier and will allow for new discoveries in the field of physics.</li><li>The FCC is estimated to cost $16 billion and will require an independent review and a decision from CERN's member countries in 2028.</li></ul>

The atom-smashing Large Hadron Collider’s successor will be 56 miles wide

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