Atomic nuclei exhibit multiple energy scales simultaneously—ranging from hundreds down to fractions of a megaelectronvolt. A new study demonstrates that these drastically different scales can be ...

The Hubble Space Telescope has been used to determine the mass of white dwarf star LAWD 37. It is "56 percent the mass of our Sun," according to NASA/ESA. Credit: NASA, ESA, P. McGill (Univ. of ...

The neutrino was 30 times more energetic than any other previously observed particle of its kind. Scientists still don’t know ...

Bridging the gap between quantum technologies and fundamental sciences opens pathways for groundbreaking innovations in both domains. In high-energy ...

Researchers have been working for decades to understand the architecture of the subatomic world. One of the knottier ...

Scientists are studying Saturn's moon Titan to assess its tidal dissipation rate, the energy lost as it orbits the ringed planet with its massive gravitational force. Understanding tidal dissipation ...

Physicists know from previous experiments that what happens at the nuclear scale to protons and neutrons also affects their ...

Mass Effect 5 is officially in the works from BioWare. First revealed back in 2020 with a brief teaser that sparked excitement among fans of the beloved sci-fi RPG, it's been some time since we've ...

Particles of light emitted from collisions of deuterons with gold ions provide direct evidence that energetic jets get ‘stuck’ — a key signature of quark-gluon plasma. (Artist’s concept.) Credit: ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Alcohol sales increase by 3.5%–5.5% for at least two years in communities affected by public mass shootings, based on data from over 35,000 alcohol retailers ...

Massachusetts has agreed to repay the federal government $2.1 billion over the next decade after the Baker administration misspent federal pandemic relief funds on unemployment benefits that ...