CERN

CERN – The Center for Particle Research
CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research) in Switzerland is one of the world's leading research centers in the field of particle physics. Scientists from around the globe work here on experiments to understand the fundamental components of the universe. CERN's most famous project is the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the world's largest particle accelerator, which discovered the Higgs boson in 2012. CERN plays a central role in exploring questions about the origins of the universe and the fundamental forces of nature.