Every time two beams of particles collide inside an accelerator, the universe lets us in on a little secret. Sometimes it's a particle no one has ever seen. Other times, it's a fleeting glimpse of ...

A strong solar storm occurred on May 30, and charged particles from the sun have been approaching the Earth at extreme speeds. During this time there are greater chances of the Northern Lights moving ...

For a mere moment after the Big Bang, no neutrons or protons are thought to have existed. These neutral and positively charged particles, respectively, make up the center of all atoms today. But ...

One mile beneath a mountain in Italy, scientists at the Gran Sasso National Laboratory fill a particle detector with liquid xenon, hoping to observe evidence of dark matter. The idea is that, free ...

The Sun, which provides us with light and heat, is also the site of immense phenomena. In 2017, a powerful solar flare emitted gamma rays whose origin left astronomers puzzled. These emissions seemed ...