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The underground structures of the High-Luminosity LHC have been connected to the LHC tunnel
The LHC will restart in May 2021 and Run 3 will be extended by one year
The first-of-its-kind detector could initiate a new era in neutrino physics at particle colliders
How particle measurements made by the NA61/SHINE experiment at CERN are helping neutrino experiments in the US and Japan
A new type of plasma cell, known as a helicon cell, is being studied for AWAKE. The aim is to generate a greater quantity of plasma in one go
A colloquium on 25 November will celebrate the anniversary of CERN’s oldest accelerator
Watch the first of several spacewalks for AMS live on Friday 15 November from 12.50 p.m. CET
The BASE collaboration reports the first laboratory search for an interaction between antimatter and a candidate particle for dark matter
At its 195th Session today, the CERN Council selected Fabiola Gianotti, as the Organization’s next Director-General, for her second term of office
Detector pieces have travelled across the globe to build ALICE’s new inner detector at CERN
