Fermilab’s ‘muon shot’ could see suburban lab become site of revolutionary particle collider

Researchers are examining the possibility of building a revolutionary new particle collider at Fermilab in Batavia. (Ryan Postel / Fermilab)

The deepest mysteries of the universe could be unraveled in suburban Chicago. 

That’s what some of the world’s top minds are aiming for as they lay out a vision for the next generation of particle physicists to take up the quest to better understand our cosmological origins.