Many heavy atoms form from a supernova explosion, the remnants of which are shown in this image. NASA/ESA/Hubble Heritage ...

Scientists are using trapped ions in cutting-edge experiments to hunt for signs of an undiscovered particle that might help ...

The precursors of heavy elements might arise in the plasma underbellies of swollen stars or in smoldering stellar corpses.

What happens when the smallest building blocks of matter refuse to play by the rules of traditional physics? For decades, ...

The invisible dark matter is one of the universe's biggest mysteries, and its existence is confirmed only by the ...

Scientists are using trapped ions in experiments to search for signs of a new particle that could help explain the mysterious ...

Richard Feynman, a famous theoretical physicist who won the Nobel Prize, said that if he could pass on only one piece of ...

Richard Crane, Arthur Ruhlig’s thesis advisor, with the University of Michigan accelerator used for experiments. Photo ...

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

The quarks trade gluons back and forth. Protons trade gluons with neutrons and other protons. All that trading makes the strong force. That’s what holds together an atom’s nucleus.