The European Organization for Nuclear Research, also known as CERN, is ready to step into the next phase of its biggest and most expensive experiment to date. Over the past few years the agency has spent more than $8 billion working on a 27-km long tunnel near Geneva, which is packed with today’s latest technology.

The Large Hadron Collider, as the Geneva machine is called, will recreate never before seen nature conditions by putting together subatomic particles called protons.

The massive amount of data will be analyzed by 300 computer centers from 50 countries, turning it into the biggest computing exercise in history.

There have been several voices claiming that once the machine will be fired up it will generate a black hole over Geneva. These rumors have been firmly denied by the organization’s officials. They explained that "any black hole produced would be much smaller than those known to astrophysicists," as the particle energy created by the LHC will be roughly the same as that of two mosquitos colliding.

The entire mission so far is considered a general success, as it managed to bring together people from all over the world, scientists with different visions and methods.

The official start is scheduled for September 10 and everyone awaits the moment, as the pressure and enthusiasm have been building up for several weeks now. Even though it will not bring any improvement to our lives, the mission is considered a significant step forward for science.