Particle Physics
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Faster-Than-Light Particles Emit Superbright Gamma Rays that Circle Pulsars
By Yasemin Saplakoglu published
The ultrabright gamma-ray flashes are caused by faster-than-light-particles.
Inside Giant Atom Smasher, Physicists See the Impossible: Light Interacting with Light
By Paul Sutter published
Physicists thought this was impossible, until now.
The World's Largest Atom Smasher Could Be Tweaked to Hunt 'Dark World' Particles
By Stephanie Pappas published
The Large Hadron Collider should be able to detect these rare particles — if they exist.
What Makes the Strong Force So Special?
By Paul Sutter published
The Force is (super) strong with these quarks.
The Quest to Find One of the Most Elusive Particle Decays in the Universe
By Paul Sutter published
...and break the laws of physics.
Physicists Just Detected a Very Odd Particle That Isn't a Particle at All
By Paul Sutter published
I'm a particle that really isn't; I vanish before I can even be detected, yet can be seen. I break your understanding of physics but don't overhaul your knowledge. Who am I?
Where Are All the 'Sparticles' That Could Explain What's Wrong with the Universe?
By Paul Sutter published
A recent search for oddball supersymmetric particles, which could explain some of the weirdness of the universe, came up empty-handed.
Physicists Just Solved a 35-Year-Old Mystery Hidden Inside Atomic Cores
By Rafi Letzter published
The quarks inside atoms move slower than the quarks inside free-floating protons and neutrons. But why?
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