Particle Physics
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![The ATLAS experiment, LHC](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fiMYapbVxL8FGxRpzP4y9f-320-80.jpg)
After 48-year search, physicists discover ultra-rare 'triple glueball' particle
By Rafi Letzter published
A never-before-seen particle known as the odderon has revealed itself in the hot guts of two particle colliders, confirming a 48-year-old theory.
![a few of the g2 experiment at Fermilab](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nscZdEGbSsmfFhNb7D3b8D-320-80.jpeg)
A tiny, wobbling muon just shook particle physics to its core
By Ben Turner published
But this may not be the end of the story.
![icecube lab](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FG8ZzrLsanBWm38dSKHZrP-320-80.jpg)
Monster antimatter particle slams into Antarctica
By Rafi Letzter published
The most remote particle detector on Earth has detected the most energetic antimatter neutrino ever, confirming a 51-year-old prediction.
![Scientists have found the first evidence for a rare type of Higgs boson decay.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UyhqmiX2HjL3PWL7suhVyL-320-80.jpg)
Scientists find first evidence of rare Higgs boson decay
By Chelsea Gohd published
Scientists have spotted the first evidence of a rare Higgs boson decay, expanding our understanding of the strange quantum universe.
![An illustration of Earth's Van Allen belts, with the trajectories of ultra-relativistic electrons in gray. The colorful loops in the foreground are the orbits of satellites that must pass through this electromagnetically dangerous area of space.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Yv9uBQs7ZKkQiMBoDiPoQ6-320-80.png)
Particles zipping around Earth at near light-speed finally explained
By Stephanie Pappas published
When the plasma of the Van Allen belts drops in density during a solar storm, it can set up the perfect conditions for electrons to travel nearly as fast as light.
![Abstract illustration of the early universe and quantum physics.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oEcdN2MTeGW6mwnmUXcn2P-320-80.jpg)
Superpowerful 'oscillon' particles could have dominated the infant universe, then vanished
By Paul Sutter published
A weird, super-powerful particle that's not truly a particle could have dominated the universe when it was just a second old, releasing a flood of ripples that permeated all of space-time.
![An abstract model of an atom with electrons swirling around in their shells.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ikVDWKJ3y22Y6dGqvnVtnc-320-80.jpg)
Oddball 'neutral electron' possibly discovered in new state of matter
By Tom Metcalfe published
![An artistic rendering of the XMM-Newton (X-ray multi-mirror mission) space telescope. A study of archival data from the XMM-Newton and the Chandra X-ray space telescopes found evidence of high levels of X-ray emission from the nearby Magnificent Seven neutron stars, which may arise from the hypothetical particles known as axions.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zyw4jokMbX8eomNyT4ZA2E-320-80.jpg)
Mystery particle may explain extreme X-rays shooting from the 'Magnificent 7' stars
By Stephanie Pappas published
Particles called axions may be the reason the 'Magnificent 7' cluster of neutron stars emits extreme X-rays.
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