1. The Higgs boson particle, also known as the "God particle", is believed to be responsible for giving mass to matter and allowing the existence of stars, planets, and living beings. Its discovery in 2012 at the Large Hadron Collider confirmed the last remaining part of the standard model of particle physics. 2. The term "God particle" was coined by physicist Leon Lederman as an analogy to explain its role in allowing particles to have different masses, though most scientists prefer to call it the Higgs boson to avoid religious connotations. 3. While the Higgs boson discovery supports the standard model of particle physics, science alone cannot prove or disprove the existence of God, as that question