ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Superstrings

Superstrings are tiny, tiny, tiny threads that might be the smallest things in the whole wide world! They're sooo small that you can't see them with your eyes or even with a microscope. Scientists think that everything in the universe, like planets, stars, and you and me, are made up of these superstrings!

Now, these superstrings aren't just normal threads like you have at home. They're special because they vibrate and move around in different ways. Imagine you have a guitar string, and you pluck it to make sound - that's how these superstrings work too!

Scientists have been trying to figure out more about these teeny, tiny strings for a long time. They think that there are different types of these superstrings, which are all a bit different and have different vibrations. In theory, these strings could explain how everything in the universe works, like how things move, how things are attracted to each other, and loads of other stuff!

Even though they're super, SUPER small, they could be the key to understanding everything in the universe! Isn't that amazing?!