CERN recreates cosmic ray collisions to reveal what happens when space particles hit Earth
Physicists at CERN have directly measured proton-oxygen collisions at 9.62 TeV per nucleon pair, closely recreating an important…
CERN smallest collision system smashes oxygen atoms, shows direct jet quenching
In a series of new experiments, scientists at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) have smashed oxygen…
Large Hadron Collider Reveals an Atomic Nucleus Shaped Like a Bowling Pin
Every atom of matter in the Universe is built around a nucleus. It’s a tightly packed bundle of…
CERN physicists recreate matter from the early universe using ‘Little Big Bangs’
Physicists created signs of primordial quark-gluon plasma by colliding oxygen and neon nuclei, much smaller nuclei than traditionally…
CERN, where scientists smash particles at nearly the speed of light, has a 2-metre Shiva Nataraja statue outside; why India gifted the cosmic dancer to the physics lab in 2004
Lord Shiva Statue Unveiled (CERN official) For those who don’t know, CERN is Conseil Européen pour la Recherche…
CERN Experiment Finds Gluons Behaving Strangely Deep Inside Atomic Nuclei
The ALICE experiment at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider. Credit: CERN ALICE measurements suggest that gluons inside nuclei begin…
ATLAS breaks its own record with new search for double-Higgs production
Producing two Higgs bosons in a single proton-proton collision is among the rarest processes at the LHC. Yet…
CERN Experiments Detect Signs of the Universe’s Primordial Matter
Collisions between oxygen and neon nuclei at the Large Hadron Collider are revealing signs of quark–gluon plasma, the…
New superconducting magnets reach full power for HiLumi LHC upgrade
CERN has just upgraded the world’s largest particle accelerator after successfully powering a new generation of superconducting magnets…
God Particle detector shut for four years: Here’s what will happen in 2030
The world’s most powerful particle accelerator has gone silent, but only for now. The European Council for Nuclear…
Large Hadron Collider that discovered God Particle shut for four years: Here’s why
The Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the world’s most powerful particle accelerator and the machine that famously discovered the…
A Decade-Long Physics Mystery May Finally Be Solved
Ultraviolet laser light being used to probe the atomic hydrogen for the research. Credit: Ben Ward/Colorado State University…