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An international team of researchers has systematically measured the β-decay half-lives of 40 nuclei near calcium-54, ...

Never-before-seen particles called axions could be behind the mysterious X-rays. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. More than 400 ...

ALICE collaboration identifies three-phase process that allows particles to form despite energetically unfavourable ...

The particles that are in an atom: protons, neutrons and electrons The particles that are in protons and neutrons: quarks The four fundamental forces: gravity, electromagnetism, the strong force and ...

New theoretical analysis places the likelihood of massive neutron stars hiding cores of deconfined quark matter between 80 and 90 percent. The result was reached through massive supercomputer runs ...

A worldwide collaboration of scientists has announced the most precise measurement ever taken of a neutron's lifetime. How? By giving neutrons a nice long soak in an ultracold "neutron bathtub." Share ...

Einstein was right: artist's impression of a neutron-star merger. (Courtesy: NASA) Multimessenger observations of neutron stars have been used by astrophysicists in the US to put Einstein’s general ...