Extreme stars may possess mountains similar to those found on moons in our solar system, potentially creating detectable ...

If astronomers could catch bursts of gamma rays from supernova explosions that create neutron stars near the Milky Way, the ...

James Chadwick’s discovery of the neutron in 1932 opened a new era in physics. Today, neutron detection is widely used in fundamental physics (especially in the measurement of nuclear cross-sections ...

New research reports the most powerful cosmic rays ever detected. Because the rays lose energy as they travel through space, ...

The nature of dark matter has puzzled astronomers since discovering that 85% of the universe's matter is invisible through ...

Recent advancements at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility have enabled physicists to explore the internal ...

The new Central Neutron Detector at Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility has successfully detected neutrons in ...

These qualities mean that it’s in high demand for a variety of critical uses in medical technology, diving and national ...

Neutron stars have a lot of things going for them ... with a potential breakthrough from a nearby supernova or a lucky ...

Violeta López López is the second artist in the Residency at FRIB Program. This unique residency offers artists a chance to ...

Protons and neutrons–known collectively as nucleons–are both the building blocks of matter, but one of these particles has ...

The Central Neutron Detector installed in Experimental Hall B. Silvia Niccolai and her team at the Laboratory of the Physics ...