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 ...

Mick Storr was the face of CERN’s Teacher Programmes and a mentor to teachers around the world. (Image: Anna Pantelia / CERN) It was with profound sadness that we learned of the passing of Mick Storr ...

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 ...

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 ...

A round of applause broke out in the CERN Control Centre on 5 July at 4.47 p.m. CEST when the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) detectors switched on all subsystems and started recording high-energy ...

The second-largest machine in CERN’s accelerator complex provides a stepping stone between the Proton Synchrotron and the LHC The SPS became the workhorse of CERN’s particle physics programme when it ...

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 ...

In 2024, CERN is celebrating its 70th anniversary. Throughout the year, events and activities will showcase the Laboratory’s rich past, as well as its bright future with a unique accelerator complex ...

Superconductive technologies have long been central to particle physics, but they have also repeatedly moved beyond the laboratory, most notably with the emergence of magnetic resonance imaging ...

During the recommissioning phase, the operations teams, together with equipment and machine-protection experts, worked around the clock to bring the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) back into operation.

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 ...