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NA64 experiment at CERN

Physics

Physicists see new hints of a fifth force of nature hidden in helium

A 2016 experiment pointed towards the existence of an undiscovered force of nature. Now researchers say they've seen a second sign

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Neutron Star

Space

The ‘nuclear pasta’ in neutron stars could transform particle physics

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What the quark?! Why matter's most basic building blocks may not exist

Physics

What the quark?! Why matter's most basic building blocks may not exist

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Artist's impression of a hydrogen atom

Physics

How big is a proton? We may finally have the answer to this puzzle

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particle accelerator artwork

Physics

The age of giant particle accelerators like the LHC may be over

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Special relativity

Definition

Special relativity

Star Trek

Physics

How Star Trek’s warp drives touch on one of physics' biggest mysteries

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What is quantum field theory?

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What is quantum field theory?

Dark matter

Definition

Dark matter

Pentaquark

Physics

Bizarre pentaquark turns out to be a new kind of subatomic 'molecule'

The pentaquark, an elusive particle first spotted by the Large Hadron Collider in 2015, is made of two smaller particles stuck together in a sort of miniature molecule

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Space

We've seen signs of a mirror-image universe that is touching our own

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People in Science

Chien-Shiung Wu

Physics

The secret of dark matter could be a particle the size of a planet

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Physics

Axions may or may not exist - but we're not just making things up

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