A federal judge in Hawaii has dismissed a lawsuit trying to stop the world's largest atom smasher.
US District Judge Helen Gilmor says in a ruling issued Friday that federal courts do not have jurisdiction over the Large Hadron Collider in Europe, near Geneva.
Two Hawaii residents sued because they feared the machine could create black holes or other phenomena that could destroy the planet.
Most physicists say the collider is safe. It started low-power operation September 10 but suffered malfunctions and will be shut down until spring.
AP