Author: Emma Hattersley
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AMS releases new cosmic-ray measurements
Fixed to the International Space Station (ISS) as it speeds around Earth, the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) is constantly measuring high-energy particles that stream from across the Universe, known as cosmic rays. In a recent paper published in Physical Review Letters, the AMS Collaboration reports its first measurements of five heavy elements found amongst these particles. Since it was installed on
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CERN begins beryllium beam-pipe production
Supported by CERN and the LHC experiment collaborations, the workshop will construct essential components for HiLumi LHC and future particle physics experiments
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Cloudy with a chance of muons
When you want to capture an important moment in your life, you often take a photo. You could write down the key details instead – who you were with, where you were, the time of day – but this information might not be as impactful as a picture of the event. Physicists like to record
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First steel beams for DUNE start to be lowered
In a major milestone for the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) in the US, approximately 4500 tonnes of steel beams will soon be moved 1.5 km underground to build the structural elements of two enormous detectors. CERN is playing a key role in DUNE, an international endeavour to explore the mysterious properties of neutrinos. On 7 May,
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Groundbreaking CMS calorimeter for the High-Luminosity LHC
CMS has recently completed the first prototype slice of its innovative High-Granularity Calorimeter (HGCAL), which will be the largest silicon-based detector ever built
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25 by ’25 initiative: diversity progress at CERN
The five-year project focused on improving nationality and gender diversity across the Organization
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LHC delivers a record number of particle collisions in 2025
All experiments broke records in the final full operating year of the third run of the LHC
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CERN theorist receives prestigious European Research Council Synergy Grant
The COSMOMAG project, led by four research scientists including CERN theorist Chiara Caprini, has been awarded funding to trace the evolution of cosmic magnetic fields
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Biodiversity project takes flight
The “Ambient” initiative is using artificial intelligence to identify birdsong on the CERN sites and monitor biodiversity
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Summer students shine at CERN
CERN’s 2025 Summer Student programmes welcomed 341 young scientists and engineers from more than 100 nations to experience the cutting edge of particle physics research.