What if we find Higgs Boson

♤ Evidence that the Higgs boson exists would definitely help solve a big puzzle: why some objects in the universe such as the quarks (the constituents of protons, neutrons and many other subatomic particles) have mass while others like photons and gravitons (hypothetical elementary particles that mediate the force of gravitation in the framework of quantum field theory) possess only energy but zero rest mass.

♤ Its discovery may help explain why anything in our universe has mass, and it could thus rank as one of the biggest scientific discoveries of all time.

♤ On the other hand, if it cannot be found, then the field will be left open for physicists to develop a completely new theory to explain the origin of particle mass, rubbishing what theorists have been talking about for more than forty years. It is because of such high stakes that the CERN experiments continue diligently despite significant challenges.

♤ It can account for why everything in the universe has weight/mass, and forms a key component of everything from humans to star and planets. Its discovery would also shed light on the vast majority (96%) of the universe that is invisible. Twenty-three per cent of this includes dark matter* (ordinary matter that does not interact even with photons and is thus not seen) and 73% is dark energy* (repulsive force that acts against the gravitational force and tends to accelerate the rate of expansion of the universe).