Ryugu Samples Are Purest Outer Solar System Particles, Says Study
The samples from the Ryugu asteroid brought back by Hayabusa-2, an exploration spacecraft sent by the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency, could be the…
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Astronomers confirm star wreck as source of extreme cosmic particles
Astronomers have long sought the launch sites for some of the highest-energy protons in our galaxy. Now a study using 12 years of data from NASA's Fermi…
A new dark matter experiment quashed earlier hints of new particles
Potential hints of weird new particles in a dark matter detector have evaporated with new data.
Following up on a beguiling result from its…
Scientists at CERN’s LHC Observe Three “Exotic” Particles for First Time
Scientists working with the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) have discovered three subatomic particles never seen before as they work to unlock the building…
NASA to Launch EMIT Mission Aboard SpaceX to Study How Dust Particles Affect Earth: How to Watch…
NASA is set to launch a probe to the International Space Station (ISS) on June 10 that will monitor climate change on Earth. Named Earth Surface Mineral Dust…
New study suggests stress among misaligned particles in typical lithium battery cathodes limits flow
A phase map of an agglomerated particle in a common lithium iron phosphate (LFP)…
W Boson Particles Weigh More Than Normal, Study Finds, Surprising Scientists
A recent experiment showed that a fundamental particle - W boson - weighed more than expected. The mass difference is an important facet for scientists to…
This particle’s heft could hint at a crack in physics’ standard model
There’s something amiss with a mass.
A new measurement of the mass of an elementary particle, the W boson, has defied expectations. The result…
Researchers studied how bacteria move through fluids containing small solid particles —…
For years, science fiction authors have written about the idea of using microswimmers that could perform surgeries or deliver medicines to humans. Now, a…
Cells dancing harmonic duets could enable personalized cancer therapies: Acoustic tweezers…
Mechanical engineers at Duke University are using two electronic "voices" singing a harmonic duet to control suspended particles and cells in new and…