Magnetic monopoles are hypothetical particles that would carry magnetic charge, a concept first proposed by Paul Dirac in 1931.

The CLOUD collaboration at CERN has revealed a new source of atmospheric aerosol particles that could help scientists to refine climate models.

For optical astronomy, the space station will be accompanied by the Xuntian telescope, which can be translated to “survey the heavens”. Xuntian is currently planned to be launched in mid-2025 to fly ...

The 96th ICFA meeting heard extensive reports from the leading HEP laboratories and various world regions on their recent activities and plans.

CERN Courier is essential reading for the global high-energy physics community. The website and associated print magazine highlight the latest developments in particle physics and related fields, ...

Quark Matter 2025 is the XXXI international conference on ultra-relativistic nucleus–nucleus collisions, which will be held in Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany. This conference brings together theoretical ...

Enrico Chesta, Véronique Ferlet-Cavrois and Markus Brugger highlight seven ways CERN and ESA are working together to further fundamental exploration and innovation in space technologies. Sky map The ...

Daniel Tapia Takaki describes how ultraperipheral collisions mediated by high-energy photons are shedding light on gluon saturation, gluonic hotspots and nuclear shadowing.

The purpose of the Rencontres de Moriond is to discuss recent findings and new ideas in physics in a pleasant, relaxed and convivial atmosphere. The 2025 edition will take place in the pleasant winter ...

Sheldon Glashow recalls the events surrounding a remarkable decade of model building and discovery between 1964 and 1974.

Inspired by high-dimensional data and the ideals of open science, high-energy physicists are using artificial intelligence to reimagine the statistical technique of ‘unfolding’. Open-science unfolding ...

Testing, one, two, three The High-Luminosity LHC test stand in November 2024. Credit: CERN The High Luminosity Large Hadron Collider, edited by Oliver Brüning and Lucio Rossi, is a comprehensive ...