🔬 Science Jun 30, 2026 · Michael Banks

CERN says Large Hadron Collider has ‘exceeded every expectation’ as it shuts down ahead of major upgrade

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CERN says Large Hadron Collider has ‘exceeded every expectation’ as it shuts down ahead of major upgrade
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Officials at the CERN particle-physics lab near Geneva have turned off the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) for the last time. Over the coming four years, the accelerator complex will be upgraded to prepare for the High-Luminosity LHC (HiLumi LHC) that is set to start operations in 2030.
Taking decades to plan and construct, the LHC began circulating its first proton beams in September 2008 garnering attention from the world’s media. Yet days later the accelerator suffered an electrical fault t

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