Muons are a key subatomic particle in the discovery of new physics, but after particle collision, they’re difficult to track.

But such measurements are notoriously challenging: the instruments used are themselves governed by quantum laws, and their interaction with particles can alter the very properties they are meant to ...

Neutrinos are so tiny, so nearly massless, that they’re very difficult to isolate. But we know for sure that they’re produced ...

For decades, scientists have explored the enigmatic world of fundamental particles, uncovering the building blocks of our universe. But what if some of these particles, once deemed impossible, ...

The universe looks like it is mostly empty space. Remove the stars, planets, dust, and gas, and what remains is nothing at ...

In a study, physicists now observed a class of quantum particles called fractional excitons, which behave in unexpected ways and could significantly expand scientists' understanding of the quantum ...

The farthest spacecraft from Earth has shut down another instrument in the hopes of buying time for an upgrade that could ...

Tiny particles such as ice crystals or ash particles tend to oscillate as they settle through the atmosphere. In their experiments, the scientists were able to track non-spherical particles of size ...

ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS do not respond well to highly charged particles. Accelerated to near the speed of light by Earth’s magnetic field, such particles pack enough kinetic energy to cause damage. History ...