Particle Physics
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Misbehaving Particles Poke Holes in Reigning Physics Theory
By Clara Moskowitz last updated
Physicists at the BaBar experiment have seen evidence pointing to a hole in the Standard Model of physics.
Bizarre Particles Keep Flying Out of Antarctica's Ice, and They Might Shatter Modern Physics
By Rafi Letzter last updated
There's something out there that physicists have never seen before, and it's coming up from the bottom of the Earth. Scientists think it's a brand-new particle.
Oddly heavy particle may have just broken the reigning model of particle physics
By Paul Sutter last updated
An ultraprecise measurement of the mass of the W boson may diverge from the Standard Model, a long-reigning framework that governs the strange world of quantum physics.
What Are Elementary Particles?
By Adam Mann last updated
They're the smallest of the small.
What is the Standard Model, the subatomic physics theory that has been tested more than any other?
By Paul Sutter published
The Standard Model is the modern physical understanding of three of the four forces of nature: electromagnetism, the strong nuclear force and the weak nuclear force.
Mystery of Weird Sky-Glow Named 'STEVE' Finally Solved
By Mindy Weisberger last updated
Enigmatic STEVE is somewhat like an aurora...and somewhat different.
Where do electrons get energy to spin around an atom's nucleus?
By Paul Sutter published
Quantum mechanics explains why the electrons can keep spinning indefinitely.
Physicists discover never-before seen particle sitting on a tabletop
By Robert Lea published
This newly-discovered particle could account for dark matter.
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