Particle physics: Facts, news, features and articles about the elementary particles that make up our universe
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Monster antimatter particle slams into AntarcticaThe most remote particle detector on Earth has detected the most energetic antimatter neutrino ever, confirming a 51-year-old prediction.
By Rafi Letzter Published
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Scientists find first evidence of rare Higgs boson decayScientists have spotted the first evidence of a rare Higgs boson decay, expanding our understanding of the strange quantum universe.
By Chelsea Gohd Published
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Particles zipping around Earth at near light-speed finally explainedWhen 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.
By Stephanie Pappas Published
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Superpowerful 'oscillon' particles could have dominated the infant universe, then vanishedA 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.
By Paul Sutter Published
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Oddball 'neutral electron' possibly discovered in new state of matterBy Tom Metcalfe Published
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Mystery particle may explain extreme X-rays shooting from the 'Magnificent 7' starsParticles called axions may be the reason the 'Magnificent 7' cluster of neutron stars emits extreme X-rays.
By Stephanie Pappas Published
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Higgs boson possibly caught in act of never-before-seen transformationIf the Higgs boson really is decaying into pairs of muons in the Large Hadron Collider, that's a big deal for particle physics.
By Rafi Letzter Published
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Researchers capture elusive particle trios at room temperatureResearchers have found a way to trap and study elusive particle trios called trions at room temperature.
By Stephanie Pappas Published
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First experimental evidence of a new type of dark boson possibly foundTwo experiments hunting for a whisper of a particle called a dark boson that prevents whole galaxies from flying apart recently published some contradictory results.
By Mike McRae Published
