The world is not going to end! These and even higher energy collisions occur all the time in the atmosphere, and we're still here. This is just the first time that these type of collisions have been man made.

Kostas, Allentown, USA

Well, the hackers were certainly skilled enough to break into their system, but I hope they were wise enough not to start screwing around inside it. One altered digit could destroy this project and what so many have work their lives towards.

Matthew, Bangor, Northern Ireland

According to the principles of the declaration of Helsinki, the CERN needs all humans approvals before they can move forward with their collision experiment. I am a mother of 2 and ready to file a lawsuit to get more information in order to make a conscious decision.

L Cantin, Vancouver, Canada

If it is the end of the world, It's a fitting one! Man is so vain, he has to figure out how he was created. Its selfish of this man to go ahead with his expirement knowing that there is even a chance that it could cause catastrophic results. It isnt just his life in the balance, its all of mankinds.

Ashley, Arkansas, USA

Well, at least someone external is keeping an eye on it...

Lyne, Vancouver, Canada

As Brian Cox says “Anyone who thinks the LHC will destroy the world is a twat".

And honestly, who would ever think security on the net is rock solid??

Sam Green, ACT, Australia

Every time they get a little closer to the God particle, God moves it.

Taz, Portsmouth, UK

Gordon brown refused to go to the LHC, because he has his own black hole to look at, the UK Economy

sb, london,

Jon from Derby writes: "Internet security presumed rock solid..." - I would be delighted to hear who announces such information? Microsoft?!! Likely, in a typical effort to belie on own problems. Anyone who runs Internet servers knows that it is a "cat chases mouse" problem to keep up with hackers.

Stephan Uebelhör, Munich, Germany

There has been a black hole created, look at president Assad's face (Syria) and you'll see part of it appears cut away.
At the same time trillions of dollars have been sucked out of the USA economy. The best way to avoid damage to your goods is to bolt everything down now.

Sylvia Clanmorgan, Manchester,

There is no such thing as a Black Hole. Ever make a Toaster run on Dark Energy? It's all mathematical fiction and they have no idea what they are doing. Look up Plasma Cosmology or Magnetohydrodynamics. Much closer to the truth.

Neil, Moncton, Canada

This should serve as a warning to provide for a far more secure network in the future. Next time the intruder may not be so forgiving.

Kazuki, Tokyo, Japan

I suppose that if the hackers do cause any damage, it will be legally justified on the grounds that they are preventing the end of the world. :)

Frank Adey, Wolverhampton, UK

CERN is missing role of different types of magnetic fields.

There has to be catylist for when energy changes into matter
and when subatomic particles change their configurations.
Magnetic fields explain the Principle of Uncertainty isn't uncertain but predictable. And how time operates.

Leigh Vernier, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

“That’s where the new physics starts,” Dr Gillies said, if its new how can it be judged to be 100% safe?.

wayne, huntingdon, cambridgeshire

ouch.... we might die but if we don't we'll know most things....
wonder what the hacker was doing

charles, markham, canada

This fear mongering is ridiculous. The hackers simply placed a HTML page on a server. As a web designer I can tell you how relatively easy this is to do! As for the end of the world talk, check your facts. The same mathematics that says black holes might appear also says they would instantly decay.

dp, Derbyshire,

One thing is for sure...
the media LIES to us every day !
We were told that when CERN switched on the LHC a few days ago they would accelerate the photons and collide them possibly causing the end of everything.
Later we are told they are just testing the machine ?
so WHEN exactly is the collision ?

col, leeds, uk

Please google for the facts: the hackers have NOT hacked the LHC. They placed an HTML page on a public web server displaying monitoring information publicly of the CMS experiment. The server is called CMSMON. - This story is pure panic-mongering and press should be punished for doing such things.

Stephan Uebelhör, Munich, Germany

Now let's get this right shall we? Internet security presumed rock solid has been seriously breached at Cern, home of the www and exposed as a joke? The same organization's band of so-called experts are simultaneously assuring us that their "big-bang" experiment is totally safe. Worrying times!

jon, derby, uk

New dimensions is origin of A.Einstain. Black Hole is sum of neutrinos.

Dimitrija, Skopje, R.Macedonia

Brown dithers again.

HC, LONDON,

To boldly go - was the cry in the early Star Treks, and whilst just a fictional TV programme, this is what mankind is all about.

To wonder, to discover.

Willie Mac, Arden, Scotland

Why Bother???

callum, Liverpool, UK

Any of them know how to create a black hole?

Cern don't!

Austin Tassletine , South West, UK

Its very true that if mini black holes are created,the earth would quickly suck it & no harm would be done,
but inspite of it, there are a lot of dark matters which form a huge part of the universe and still unknown the the humans and scientists.
Hope everything goes well & we find new dimensions.

pulkit, delhi, india

The Prime Minister is in a big enough black hole at
home without needing to see the makings of another
one!

John Vestey, Porto Ercole, Italy

Hahahahahaha Hackers claim there’s a black hole in the atom smashers’ computer network

You see at last the black hole was found hahahahahaha


I'm excited when the proton's start colliding next month

Lec Neli, London, UK

Well, at least they were White Hat hackers.

Brett, Salt Lake City, USA

It's only when the proton's start colliding next month when this thing will get interesting. Who knows what will happen, even the scientists don't.
Some of them think that this machine may even lead to extra dimensions being discovered.
Maybe David Icke's theories weren't that mad after all.

james woods, formby, england

To think earlier in the week they were suggesting this was going to cause a black hole that would end the world. I believe we are on our way to this without the elaberate machines or hackers getting involved!

Dave Farmer, Broxbourne, England