The LHC is currently shut down. Teams will now dismantle 1.2 kilometres of the accelerator to install the new HiLumi LHC equipment. This will be connected to the equipment installed in the new HiLumi ...

As of 1 July, CERN is strengthening its support for parents welcoming a child through a longer maternity leave and the introduction of a paid parental leave available to all parents. If your child was ...

The final laps before the major overhaul: CERN’s accelerator operators have just fired the starting pistol for the last run of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). At the end of June, four years of work ...

The LHC Operations team (left) handing over the LHC key to the Accelerator Coordination and Engineering team (right). (Image: CERN) The final weeks of Run 3 for the LHC have been among the busiest of ...

François Briard, Science Gateway Manager (left) with Elna, Antoni and their children, who helped the centre surpass the symbolic milestone of one million visitors.(Image: EMYA2026/Hodei TORRES) At ...

The new data from the precision particle-physics detector on the International Space Station provides fresh insights into the nature of cosmic rays Since it was installed on the ISS in 2011, AMS has ...

As of mid-2026, the accelerator complex and experimental facilities at CERN are undergoing major maintenance and upgrade work. This phase, known as “Long Shutdown 3” or “LS3”, is expected to last up ...

The Standard Model explains how the basic building blocks of matter interact, governed by four fundamental forces. The theories and discoveries of thousands of physicists since the 1930s have resulted ...

At any moment in time, CERN is training thousands of young people across a large spectrum of competencies, providing society with a continuous stream of talent in science, technology, engineering and ...

At CERN, scientists from around the world explore the fundamental structure of the Universe. They use large and complex instruments to push the boundaries of human knowledge.

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From performing detailed studies of the Higgs boson to demonstrating the first antimatter quantum bit and converting lead nuclei into gold nuclei, this year CERN further expanded our knowledge of the ...