The CERN, on May 5, 2025, announced the resumption of stable beams at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), marking the start of the 2025 physics data collection campaign. This milestone follows upgrades to enhance the LHC's energy and luminosity.
The LHC's increased capabilities are crucial for creating particles of specific masses, as described by Einstein's formula. High luminosity ensures a sufficient flux of particles, increasing the probability of observing rare particle creation events in a reasonable timeframe.
The LHC has already led to the discovery of around fifty new particles, despite them being predicted by the Standard Model. Future operations may reveal even more exotic phenomena, such as mini black holes or dark matter particles. Collisions with lead ions are scheduled for October and November 2025, while oxygen ion collisions will occur in July.