IntroductionPhysicists have begun to explore the proton as if it were a subatomic planet. Cutaway maps display newfound details of the particle’s interior. The...

By colliding heavy ions, physicists in the US have created five previously unseen nuclear isotopes. Led by Oleg Tarasov at Michigan State University, the...

Feb 22, 2024 (Nanowerk News) Supernovae are the spectacular end result of the collapse of stars more massive than 8-10 times the mass of the...

TITUSVILLE, Fla. — NASA has selected an ultraviolet observatory for development but will delay its launch by two years because of budget challenges. NASA announced...

Jan 18, 2024 (Nanowerk News) An international team of astronomers, led by researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy, have used the MeerKAT...

It is very likely that ultra-dense deconfined quark matter exists in the cores of the most massive neutron stars, according to a study by...

HELSINKI — China launched its Einstein Probe early Tuesday to detect X-ray emissions from violent, fleeting cosmic phenomena using novel lobster eye-inspired optics. A Long...

Dec 28, 2023 (Nanowerk News) New theoretical analysis places the likelihood of massive neutron stars hiding cores of deconfined quark matter between 80 and 90...

IntroductionOn December 11, 2021, a beam of gamma rays — the most energetic form of light — slammed into NASA’s Swift satellite. Within 120...

Nov 23, 2023 (Nanowerk News) An international research team led by Michael Kramer and Kuo Liu from the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy in...

Physicists in Japan and Lithuania have found evidence that tellurium is produced in neutron star...

New evidence has emerged that supports the production of tellurium in neutron star mergers, shedding light on the origins of this rare element. This...