The Large Hadron Collider gets a breath of fresh air as it collides beams of protons and oxygen ions for the very first time. Oxygen–oxygen and neon–neon collisions are also on the menu of the next few days
Levitation: CERN’s new temporary exhibition explores space and time through glass art
Glass sculptures by Slovak artist Ján Zoričák, some created using materials from CERN experiments, are on display at the Globe of Science and Innovation until 24 August
Venice event brings future of particle physics into focus
Discussions this week at the Open Symposium of the European Strategy for Particle Physics demonstrate strong progress towards ensuring that CERN remains a world leader in collider physics and technology
CERN engineer Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski, now an ESA astronaut, has just taken off for the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center
The CERN Directors for 2026–2030 have now been appointed by the CERN Council at its June 2025 session. As well as announcing this team, I also want to outline the next steps to establish the wider CERN leadership team
Accelerator Report: The LHC wraps up its first 2025 physics block
The proton physics run has now been paused for the first block of machine development studies, a technical stop and short oxygen- and neon-ion physics runs. Protons will be back in the machines on 12 July
“Accelerating minds”: a TE department workshop to foster exchanges
On 3 June, the CERN Technology (TE) department held the first-ever TE Graduate Workshop, a full-day event that gave all TE members, whatever their area of expertise, the opportunity to exchange ideas