Cassie Martin

Nov 28, 2024 | sciencenews.org | Cassie Martin

To add to the present ferment and confusion in particle physics, nature now presents the oddest new particle to turn up in many years…. Theorists are at a loss for the moment about what to do with it…. The new particle is the heaviest yet found … and its lifetime of 10-18 seconds … is long for a particle of that mass. There must be some unheard of kind of structure to keep the particle together for so long.

Nov 28, 2024 | flipboard.com | Cassie Martin

9 hours agoWhy the number “1/137” appears everywhere in natureThere’s an enormous existential question that we’ve wondered about ever since we first realized that the Universe does, in fact, obey physical laws …5 hours agoThe shape of light: Scientists reveal image of an individual photon for 1st time everUsing a groundbreaking new technique, researchers have unveiled the first detailed image of a photon — a single particle of light — ever …3 days agoIs the neutrino its own antiparticle?

Jul 16, 2024 | sciencenews.org | Meghan Rosen |Rachel Zamzow |Cassie Martin |Tina Saey

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Jul 8, 2024 | newsbreak.com | Cassie Martin

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Jul 8, 2024 | sciencenews.org | Cassie Martin

Putting the heat to Helios — Science News, July 6, 1974Helios, a space probe scheduled to go closer to the sun than any other manmade object ever launched, has successfully survived a ground test that exposed it to temperatures believed to be as high as any it will face during its mission…. During the test, parts of the spacecraft reached — and survived — temperatures up to 700 degrees F. Helios, to be launched in [December], will pass within 28 million miles of the sun.