In a move that would excite even Sheldon Cooper, scientists at CERN have made major progress in the quest for the Higgs boson.
As discussed here, the Higgs boson is what some refer to as the God Particle, a theoretical (or perhaps now not so theoretical) object that could help explain how the universe works.
Although this is a major simplification, objects like quarks and electrons are thought to help provide the energy of the universe but there remains a question as to how mass is obtained. The Higgs boson is thought to provide that mass.
With all due credit to Rachel Maddow, this has been your TMV moment of geek.