Latest about particle physics
Neutrons: Facts about the influential subatomic particles
Reference Neutral particles lurking in atomic nuclei, neutrons are responsible for nuclear reactions and for creating precious elements.
Breakthrough wormhole simulation may unite quantum physics and general relativity
A quantum experiment has been used to model the dynamics of a wormhole, which could be the key to uniting quantum physics and Einstein's general relativity.
Protons: The essential building blocks of atoms
Reference Protons are ubiquitous in the universe. They are found in the nuclei of all atoms and play a crucial role in how stars shine.
Something is wrong with Einstein's theory of gravity
Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity has been remarkably successful in describing the gravity of stars and planets, but it doesn’t seem to apply perfectly on all scales.
Elusive neutrinos caught streaming from a black hole hidden in dust
A unique observatory buried in pristine Antarctic ice detected a stream of elusive neutrino particles streaming from the center of a distant galaxy obscured with dust.
There's a Giant Mystery Hiding Inside Every Atom in the Universe
No one really knows what happens inside an atom.
Physicists Just Solved a 35-Year-Old Mystery Hidden Inside Atomic Cores
The quarks inside atoms move slower than the quarks inside free-floating protons and neutrons. But why?
Rare quadruplet 'top quarks' created at world's largest atom smasher
The world's largest atom smasher has "given birth" to a set of four ultraheavy particles — called top quarks.
