Atomic nuclei are often described as orderly systems. Certain numbers of protons or neutrons, called magic numbers, usually ...

Observations of the formation of light-nuclei from high-energy collisions may help in the hunt for dark matter.

From a particle smasher encircling the moon to an “impossible” laser, five scientists reveal the experiments they would run ...

If you look across space with a telescope, you’ll see countless galaxies, most of which host large central black holes, billions of stars and their attendant planets. The universe teems with huge, ...

Along with advancing lung health research, neutron research at ORNL enables researchers to make groundbreaking discoveries that support critical areas, such as artificial intelligence, quantum and ...

Scientists have long believed that the Moon was formed by a massive object crashing into the Earth. But what was that thing ...

New high-precision mass measurements of phosphorus-26 and sulfur-27 have clarified how nuclear reactions unfold during explosive X-ray bursts on neutron stars (Artist’s concept). Credit: ...

American researchers claim to have created a new form of oxygen, touted as the lightest version ever observed! A New Oxygen ...

With contributions from Brown faculty and students, the LUX-ZEPLIN experiment analyzed the largest dataset ever collected by ...

An interview with Marumi Kado highlights the challenges and opportunities of the Future Circular Collider in particle physics ...

Interview with Marumi Kado on the future of particle physics and the origin of everythingFor many people, particle physics is ...