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Huge solar storm in May 2024 spawned 2 new radiation belts around Earth
The temporary belts, one of which still remains, were filled with high-energy electrons and protons and were found by a ...
From photons to protons: Team makes breakthrough in high-energy particle detection
Particle detectors play a crucial role in our understanding of the fundamental building blocks of the universe. They allow ...
Lightning strikes link weather on Earth and weather in space
There are trillions of charged particles—protons and electrons, the basic building blocks of matter—whizzing around above ...
Accidental Breakthrough As Supercooled Wires Detect Near-Light-Speed Protons
Researchers have discovered that superconducting nanowire photon detectors (SNSPDs), originally designed for detecting photons, can also accurately detect high-energy protons. This unexpected finding ...
To Unlock Limitless Energy, Scientists Needed a Secret Ingredient—And They May Have Just Found It
The new material could be key to finally building a successful fusion reactor.
Physicists Uncover a Hidden Quantum World Inside the Proton – And It’s Wilder Than We Thought
Protons are far from simple particles — they are swirling cauldrons of quarks, gluons, and quantum entanglement. Scientists ...
3.5 kilometres underwater, scientists found a staggeringly energetic particle from outer space
In the search for elusive particles called neutrinos, researchers are stringing thousands of detectors in the depths of the ...
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Organic photovoltaic solar cells could withstand harsh space environments
Lightweight, robust, radiation-resilient photovoltaics are critical technologies for many aerospace applications. OPV cells ...
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Poorly understood force helps keep atomic nuclei stable
Three-nucleon force affects nuclear stability, impacting element formation and stellar evolution. The force increases energy ...
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Giant Solar Storm Gave Earth A New Proton Belt, NASA's CubeSat Mission Finds
2024's gigantic solar storm gave the Earth two new temporary radiation belts, according to NASA's CubeSat mission. One of these belts could stay in place for a "very long time", according to NASA ...