Researchers from the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) have discovered an unexpectedly high abundance of germanium in ...

When you think of helium, you probably think of blowing up a bunch of balloons. But that's just the tip of the iceberg for what it can be used for. In fact, the balloon market only accounts for 10% of ...

An atom consists of a heavy center, called the nucleus, made of particles called protons and neutrons. An atom has lighter ...

The precursors of heavy elements might arise in the plasma underbellies of swollen stars or in smoldering stellar corpses.

The measurements, which were made by smashing high-energy protons into a uranium target to generate strontium ions, then accelerating these ions towards a second, helium-filled target, might also help ...

The post Researchers Find New Method For Synthesizing Element 116, Which Opens The Door To Creating Brand New Element 120 first on TwistedSifter. Just about everyone will have studied the periodic ...

In other cases, another member of the system will go on to form a second white dwarf. If gravitational instabilities bring ...

The explosion of a star, called a supernova, is an immensely violent event. It usually involves a star more than eight times ...