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 ...

This phase, known as “Long Shutdown 3” or “LS3”, is expected to last up to four years and will involve thousands of experts across CERN’s sites and tunnels. The work will cover civil engineering, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Join scientists in the CERN Control Centre as the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) delivers its last collisions to its experiments before it is transformed into a high luminosity machine. Host Davide De ...

Launched in 2021 by Arts at CERN and the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia, Connect has established itself as a key platform for artistic experimentation in connection with fundamental science. The ...

Le LS3 est une période intense pour le CERN, marquée par une multitude d’activités : travaux, maintenance, améliorations, consolidations, installations, transports, tests et bien d’autres choses ...

Dès la mi‑2026, les accélérateurs et les installations pour les expériences du CERN font l’objet d’importants travaux de maintenance et de mise à niveau. Cette phase, appelée troisième long arrêt ...