RT @CERNpress: [Press Release] Elusive romance of top-quark pairs observed at the LHC. Find out more: https://t.co/….

Here we see a prototype alignment system based on the Structured Laser Beam (SLB). Due to its unique characteristics, it can establish a long reference line, suitable for the alignment of particle accelerators. #FunFact: this diffractive laser can maintain focus over hundreds of

RT @CERNpress: [Press Update] Slovenian flag raised at CERN. The Slovenian flag was raised today at a ceremony held at CERN to mark the cou….

#ThrowbackThursday to March 1976 🪞. Here we see the assembly of the lead counter for the OMEGA experiment, a large detector capable of studying a wide range of particle interactions. That year, OMEGA was adapted for the Super Proton Synchrotron program and studies focused on

Today's #PhotoOfTheWeek features AMS-02, a magnetic spectrometer for particle physics that has been operating on the International Space Station since 2011. Built to study dark matter, #antimatter, and the origins of the Universe, it is about to receive a major upgrade to dig

Here we see the first Beam Position Monitors (BPM) produced in CERN’s workshops for the #HiLumiLHC, the successor to the Large Hadron Collider. The BPM is a device that measures the position of the particle beam in the accelerator in a non-intrusive way. It uses four pick-up

RT @CERNpress: [Press Release] Venice event brings future of particle physics into focus. Find out more: https://t.….

Fancy a sonnet? 🎶. #ThrowbackThursday to spring 1971, when La Psalette, a Geneva choir, and a harpist filled CERN's Main Auditorium with music. #DidYouKnow: the Main Auditorium at CERN is renowned for hosting significant events, like the announcement of the Higgs boson

Ready, set, #Bike2Work 🚲. This #PhotoOfTheWeek features a festive group bike ride organised #AtCERN to celebrate the end of the #Bike2Work challenge. Between May and June 2025, a total of 11,156 people took part in this year’s challenge, forming 320 teams. CERN and more than

RT @CERNpress: [Press Release] CERN welcomes Slovenia as its 25th Member State. On 21 June 2025, Slovenia became a Member State of CERN. Fi….

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Here we see the PAX (antiProtonic Atom X-ray spectroscopy) experiment, the first user of the antimatter factory's new test beamline, TELMAX. PAX aims to test the theory of quantum electrodynamics (QED), which describes the interactions between light and charged particles under

This #ThrowbackThursday highlights moments from the Future Circular Collider (FCC) conference, held last month in Vienna, Austria. A variety of public engagement activities – including the Wheel of Science, Pint of Science, discussions on "The Higgs Boson and Our Lives", and

Which other emblematic place #AtCERN deserves to be on this list? Let us know below. 👇.

8️⃣ The SMi2 magnet assembly hall, the only place where the magnets can be lowered.9️⃣ CERN’s Data Centre in Meyrin, the heart of CERN’s computing power.🔟 Synchrocyclotron, CERN’s very first accelerator

5️⃣ Antiproton Decelerator, which slows down antiprotons so they can be used to study antimatter.6️⃣ The SM18 facility, where components for the #HiLumiLHC are being tested.7️⃣ Office of one of CERN’s leading theoretical physicists, John Ellis

Do you have a favourite place #AtCERN? 🫶. In today’s #PhotoOfTheWeek, we highlight some of CERN’s many iconic places:. 1️⃣ CERN Science Gateway, our science centre for education and outreach.2️⃣ The tunnel of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC).3️⃣ Globe of Science and Innovation.4️⃣

Here we see the Linear Accelerator 4 (Linac 4), one of CERN’s accelerators. #DidYouKnow: some accelerators #AtCERN, such as Linac 4, are learning to operate autonomously thanks to artificial intelligence. This "auto-pilot" mode will be essential for the #HiLumiLHC, which will