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

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

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

This was a surprise as the half-life for that particular xenon was a half-life of 18 billion trillion years. That’s more than ...

The race to build the first useful quantum computer is on and may revolutionize the world with brand new capabilities, from ...

The question of where atoms comes 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.

In a study published in Physical Review Letters, scientists at GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung have discovered ...

Researchers at Umeå University have identified the inner workings of a highly efficient and stable catalyst for hydrogen ...