The question of where atoms come from requires a lot of physics to be answered completely – and even then, physicists only have good guesses to explain how some atoms are formed.

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

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

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

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