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

Why did they form at that time? Astronomers know from observing distant exploding stars that the size of the universe has ...

These findings confirmed that atomic nuclei can decay by losing individual protons, not just clusters like alpha particles.

While gluons are responsible for generating most of the visible mass in the universe, their role inside nuclei remains poorly understood. These massless particles mediate the strong nuclear force, ...

For the first time in almost 30 years, the heaviest nucleus decaying via proton emission has been measured. ... 188 At, consisting of 85 protons and 103 neutrons.

According to Campain for Nuclear Disarmament (CNDUK), the heart of a nuclear explosion can reach numerous million degrees ...

A Los Alamos collaboration has replicated an important but largely forgotten physics experiment: the first deuterium-tritium ...

Iran could convert current stockpile of enriched Uranium into 233 kg of weapons-grade Uranium in just 3 weeks—enough for 9 ...

Scientists have found an intriguing discrepancy in the way electrons behave in different calcium atoms. The difference ...

Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden carried out nuclear fission reactions in 100 different types of ...