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The Pressure Inside Every Proton is 10x That Inside Neutron Stars
According to a new study from the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, the pressure at the center of a proton…
What is the Higgs Boson?
What is this thing we keep hearing about - the Higgs Boson, and why is it important? (more…)
What Are The Parts Of An Atom?
Thanks to centuries of ongoing research, modern scientists have a very good understanding of how atoms work and what their…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 395: The Standard Model – Baryons and Beyond
In the last few episodes, we’ve been talking about the standard model of physics, explaining what everything is made up…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 393: The Standard Model – Leptons & Quarks
Physicists are getting a handle on the structure of the Universe, how everything is made of something else. Molecules are…
Macro View Makes Dark Matter Look Even Stranger
We know dark matter exists. We know this because without it and dark energy, our Universe would be missing 95.4%…
How CERN’s Discovery of Exotic Particles May Affect Astrophysics
You may have heard that CERN announced the discovery (confirmation, actually. See addendum below.) of a strange particle known as Z(4430). A…
Proton Parts
The proton has three parts, two up quarks and one down quark … and the gluons which these three quarks…