Evidence is mounting that the muon, a tiny subatomic particle, is being influenced by forms of matter and energy that are not yet known to science, but which may affect the nature and evolution of the universe. This discovery could eventually lead to breakthroughs more dramatic than the heralded discovery in 2012 of the Higgs boson.
“This is our Mars rover landing moment,” said Chris Polly, a physicist at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia, Ill., who has been working toward this finding for most of his career.
