Nuclear fusion has yet to become a practical energy source, despite its promise of abundant, clean power with minimal waste.

A stable isotope will never spontaneously change into a different element, which is what happens to radioactive isotopes. Helium, with two protons and two neutrons, is the lightest "doubly magic" ...

Neutrons might have unknown excited states. Scientists reveal that this could explain their variable lifespan. An unresolved ...

Helium nucleus measured with record precision The results reported by the STAR Collaboration show that the combined information from many such snapshots can be reliably related to the shapes of ...

"In this new measurement, we not only quantify the overall shape of the nucleus -- whether it's elongated like a football or squashed down like a tangerine -- but also the subtle triaxiality ...

A quark is an elementary particle that makes up protons and neutrons within the atomic nucleus. There are six types (called "flavors"): up, down, charm, strange, top, and bottom. Quarks interact ...

A launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket was scrubbed on Sunday due to a helium leak. The SpaceX Starlink 6-77 mission, meant to deliver 23 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit, was scheduled to ...

3) from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, but SpaceX held the countdown at two minutes and 36 seconds due to what appears to be a helium leak.

To reach the stratosphere, the HAPS is filled with helium, which helps the aircraft conserve energy during ascent and operation. Upon release, the helium gathers in the nose of the aircraft ...

Researchers at CERN have made a significant breakthrough in nuclear physics by uncovering strong evidence that Tin-100 (100 Sn) has a “doubly magic” nucleus, a property that confers ...