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Optics & Photonics Feb 27, 2024

Trapping and excitation of the simplest molecule: Precise measurement matches theoretical predictions

The simplest possible molecule H2+ was one of the very first molecules to form in the cosmos. This makes it significant for astrophysics, but also an important object of research for fundamental physics. However, it is difficult ...

General Physics Feb 26, 2024

Laser-focused look at spinning electrons shatters world record for precision

Scientists are getting a more detailed look than ever before at the electrons they use in precision experiments.

General Physics Feb 22, 2024

Experiment paves the way for new set of antimatter studies by laser-cooling positronium

AEgIS is one of several experiments at CERN's Antimatter Factory producing and studying antihydrogen atoms with the goal of testing with high precision whether antimatter and matter fall to Earth in the same way.

Space Exploration Feb 6, 2024

What's made in a thunderstorm and faster than lightning? Gamma rays

A flash of lightning. A roll of thunder. These are normal stormy sights and sounds. But sometimes, up above the clouds, stranger things happen. Our Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has spotted bursts of gamma rays—some of ...

General Physics Feb 5, 2024

Plan for Europe's huge new particle collider takes shape

Europe's CERN laboratory revealed more details Monday about its plans for a huge new particle accelerator that would dwarf the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), ramping up efforts to uncover the underlying secrets of the universe.

Space Exploration Jan 9, 2024

NASA selects bold proposal to 'swarm' Proxima Centauri with tiny probes

Humans have dreamed about traveling to other star systems and setting foot on alien worlds for generations. To put it mildly, interstellar exploration is a very daunting task. As we explored in a previous post, it would take ...

General Physics Nov 29, 2023

Scientists propose new method to search for deviations from the Standard Model of physics

In the search for new particles and forces in nature, physicists are on the hunt for behaviors within atoms and molecules that are forbidden by the tried-and-true Standard Model of particle physics. Any deviations from this ...

Astronomy Oct 30, 2023

NASA X-ray telescopes reveal the 'bones' of a ghostly cosmic hand

In 1895, Wilhelm Röntgen discovered X-rays and used them to image the bones in his wife's hand, kicking off a revolutionary diagnostic tool for medicine. Now two of NASA's X-ray space telescopes have combined their imaging ...

General Physics Oct 24, 2023

Research characterizes the footprint of neutrinos

The neutrino, one of nature's most elusive and least understood subatomic particles, rarely interacts with matter. That makes precision studies of the neutrino and its antimatter partner, the antineutrino, a challenge. The ...

Space Exploration Oct 24, 2023

Space rocks and asteroid dust are pricey, but these aren't the most expensive materials used in science

After a journey of seven years and nearly 4 billion miles, NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft landed gently in the Utah desert on the morning of Sept. 24, 2023, with a precious payload. The spacecraft brought back a sample from ...

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