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Down with physics: Giant CMS magnet goes underground at CERN

Scientists of the US-CMS collaboration joined colleagues around the world in announcing today, Feb. 28, that the heaviest piece of the Compact Muon Solenoid particle detector has begun the momentous journey into its experimental cavern 100 meters underground.

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