A Decade-Long Physics Mystery May Finally Be Solved
Ultraviolet laser light being used to probe the atomic hydrogen for the research. Credit: Ben Ward/Colorado State University…
Space weather can be deadly. Here’s how NASA protects the Artemis II crew.
The Artemis II crew’s vessel, Orion, is the first vehicle designed explicitly to deal with risks like high-energy…
Researchers show the universe’s primordial ‘soup’ was surprisingly viscous
When the universe first came into existence 13.8 billion years ago, there were no stars, planets, or even…
Researchers reveal nuclear ‘island’ where magic numbers break down
Atomic nuclei are often described as orderly systems. Certain numbers of protons or neutrons, called magic numbers, usually…
Scientists Finally ‘See’ a Proton Move Through Water, and It Only Took 200 Years
For over two centuries, scientists have known that water transports a positive charge through protons. But they had…
Scientists trace rare nuclei ‘island’ where physics rules break apart
Researchers at CERN have made a great step forward in revealing how atomic nuclei behave after they mapped…