Jiggling the Cosmic Ooze

A new blueprint for all the universe's mass and energy may be just around the corner

Only rarely do scientists make a discovery requiring textbooks to be rewritten. Yet physicists say they now may be on the verge of a “Eureka!” of that magnitude.

Central oval shows a highly magnified computer reconstruction of the impact point of the June 14, 2000, particle collision documented in the cover image.