Overview

• A feasibility study for the Future Circular Collider (FCC) at CERN shows no technical or scientific barriers to its construction.
• The FCC, with a 91-kilometer circumference, could begin construction as early as 2033, with experiments starting in the 2040s.
• Critics argue the FCC's $17-billion price tag may not justify the potential scientific gains, highlighting environmental concerns and the need for new theoretical guidance.
• The FCC aims to produce and study around one million Higgs bosons, offering a chance to find cracks in the standard model of particle physics.
• Other countries and organizations are considering alternative collider designs, including muon colliders and linear colliders, for future research.