Neutron stars are some of the weirdest cosmic objects, and the greatest mysteries lie deep in their hearts.

Protons are the basic building blocks of matter. Together with neutrons, they form atomic nuclei. These minute, positively ...

A new study published in Physical Review D titled, "Extending the Bridge Connecting Chiral Lagrangians and QCD Gaussian ...

Here, neutrons, protons and some electrons roam freely. And what truly happens in the core region of a neutron star is a matter of much debate, because the physics here is so far beyond our ...

Scientists have successfully relocated protons outside of an antimatter laboratory with the help of an autonomous, open Penning trap. This breakthrough marks a significant step toward transporting ...

Symmetry has been considered an unshakable property in physics, but strange quark behavior caused it to fail in a scientific ...

A CERN experiment has revealed that up quarks outnumber down quarks after certain collisions, defying predictions. This ...

In the cores of neutron stars, the crushing pressures can squeeze apart atomic nuclei, and maybe even protons and neutrons themselves. Neutron stars' surface gravities are so intense that the ...

The team focused on biological crystals, including lysozyme, an enzyme found throughout the living world. What they uncovered ...

The BASE team’s solution was to develop a device that can transport trapped antiprotons on a truck for substantial distances. It is this device, known as BASE-STEP (for Symmetry Tests in Experiments ...

Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. Protons and neutrons are the heaviest particles in an atom and as a result they make up most of its mass.