The First Atomic Bomb Made a Crystal Scientists Had Never Seen Before
Just for illustrative purposes; AI-generated. Credit: ZME Science. At 5:29 a.m. on July 16, 1945, the desert near…
How a long-life nuclear fuel will transform space travel
In 1977, two spacecraft, Voyager 1 and Voyager 2, launched toward the unknown. Nearly fifty years later, they…
New magnetic model explains why delta-plutonium shrinks when heated
Most materials expand when heated. This happens because the rising temperature causes atoms to vibrate intensely, move further…