2 days ago · The man taking over the Large Hadron Collider – only to switch it off Next head of Cern backs massive replacement for world’s largest machine to investigate mysteries of the universe

Mark Thomson, a professor of experimental particle physics at the University of Cambridge, takes over as CERN's director general this week, and one of his first major decisions during his five-year tenure …

For roughly a decade, top minds at CERN have been making plans for a successor to the Large Hadron Collider, a network of magnets that accelerate particles through a 27-kilometer (17-mile) …

Jan 18, 2024 · On the other side of the Atlantic, a gigantic superconducting supercollider (SSC) project was taking shape. The LHC was officially launched at a symposium in Lausanne in 1984.

Jan 20, 2025 · Renowned theoretical physicist Michio Kaku recently shared insights about peculiar phenomena observed after the LHC was turned back on, sparking global intrigue and even a bit of …

Nov 19, 2025 · In March 2010 scientists at CERN announced that a problem with the design of superconducting wire in the LHC required that the collider run only at half-energy (7 TeV). The LHC …

Mar 19, 2025 · The European physics laboratory CERN is planning to build a mega collider by 2070. Critics say the plan could lead to its ruin.