The scientists at CERN successfully tested the Large Hadron Collector earlier this morning, and so far no reports of black holes, stringlets, or other particles that threaten to destroy the planet. These early tests just hint at the power of the system, which will be cranked up to its most powerful settings in coming months and will begin the real work of smashing particles into their constituent bits to see what happens and what particles are created.
It's hoped that this work will lead to the experimental proof of the existence of the Higgs bosun, which is predicted in theoretical models. If the particle isn't created, it may throw into question aspects of the model and force a reconsideration of how the universe is put together.
Earlier coverage is here.
UPDATE:
The scientists have successfully run the particles in the opposite direction as the first test, which sets the system up to run particles in both directions simultaneously, so that they can begin the experiments to determine what new particles they can discover.
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