origins. The first beam of protons was fired into the ring-shaped LHC shortly after 9:30 a.m. local time (0730 GMT).And it took less than one hour for the beam to be successfully guided through the full 27-kilometer length of the tightly-sealed Collider 100 meters beneath the Cern headquarters. "It's a fantastic moment" said LHC project leader Lyn Evans after the first beam was successfully circulated around the collider. "We can now look forward...