No One Actually Knows What a Moon Is

The universe has quasi-moons, mini-moon, and moonlets, but no official definition of what counts as a moon.
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The Hidden Forces That Could Shape Every Atom in Existence

Modern physics is filled with theories that challenge human understanding of existence. Concepts like the multiverse, ...

How do atoms form? A physicist explains where the atoms that make up everything around come from

Why did they form at that time? Astronomers know from observing distant exploding stars that the size of the universe has ...
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MIT's new method helps probe inside atom’s nucleus using electrons as 'messengers'MIT's new method helps probe inside atom’s nucleus using electrons a…

Developed by researchers at MIT, the method uses the atom’s own electrons as “messengers” within a molecule to help probe ...
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MIT physicists just found a way to see inside atoms

MIT researchers have devised a new molecular technique that lets electrons probe inside atomic nuclei, replacing massive particle accelerators with a tabletop setup. By studying radium monofluoride, ...

With a new molecule-based method, physicists peer inside an atom's nucleus

Physicists at MIT have developed a new way to probe inside an atom's nucleus, using the atom's own electrons as "messengers" ...