High-energy particles called galactic cosmic rays (GCRs) bombard unprotected objects in space, often causing damage. Earth, ...
The new baryon “Xi-cc-plus” decays into other particles almost instantly, but its existence could be important for ...
Particle accelerators reveal the heart of nuclear matter by smashing together atoms at close to the speed of light. The ...
A new subatomic particle known as the Ξcc⁺ has been discovered at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider. This heavy proton-like ...
Scientists have used CERN's Large Hadron Collider (LHC) to uncover what they say is an entirely new type of particle, dubbed ...
Over a century ago, Ernest Rutherford discovered the proton by splitting the atom in a laboratory in Manchester. Today, ...
The particles that are in an atom: protons, neutrons and electrons The particles that are in protons and neutrons: quarks The four fundamental forces: gravity, electromagnetism, the strong force and ...
Scientists from the University of Manchester have played a leading role in the discovery of a new subatomic particle at ...
Scientists at CERN’s LHCb experiment have discovered a new particle made of two charm quarks and one down quark.