An atom consists of a heavy center, called the nucleus, made of particles called protons and neutrons. An atom has lighter ...

Scientists are using trapped ions in experiments to search for signs of a new particle that could help explain the mysterious ...

Scientists are using “trapped ions” in highly precise experiments to search for a new, fifth force of nature that could help ...

While gluons are responsible for generating most of the visible mass in the universe, their role inside nuclei remains poorly ...

In a study published in Physical Review Letters, scientists at GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung have discovered ...

Two Los Alamos Laboratory scientists discovered Arthur Ruhlig’s major contributions to fusion physics, and they did so ...

A microquasar belonging to our Milky Way galaxy has set records by generating cosmic rays with energy levels never before ...

The 21-centimeter signal is a distinct wavelength of radiation that burst right after the Big Bang and could be key to the ...

But axions were pushed aside as the WIMPs hypothesis gained more steam. Back-of-the-envelope calculations showed that the ...

Caltech simulations reveal what happens when black holes collide with neutron stars—violent cracking, intense shock waves, ...

Physicists have solved a long-standing puzzle about mercury’s nuclear fission by using a five-dimensional model that ...