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The Pressure Inside Every Proton is 10x That Inside Neutron Stars
According to a new study from the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, the pressure at the center of a proton…
What Are The Parts Of An Atom?
Thanks to centuries of ongoing research, modern scientists have a very good understanding of how atoms work and what their…
Cosmologist Thinks a Strange Signal May Be Evidence of a Parallel Universe
In the beginning, there was chaos. Hot, dense, and packed with energetic particles, the early Universe was a turbulent, bustling place.…
What’s the Big Deal About the Pentaquark?
"Three quarks for Muster Mark!," wrote James Joyce in his labyrinthine fable, Finnegan's Wake. By now, you may have heard this quote -…
Weekly Space Hangout – June 5, 2015: Stephen Fowler, Creative Director at InfoAge
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Special Guest: This week we welcome Stephen Fowler, who is the Creative Director at InfoAge, the…
Russian Proton Rocket Fails After Launch, Destroys Satellite: Reports
About nine minutes after launching towards space, a Russian Proton rocket reportedly crashed Friday (May 16), destroying an advanced satellite…
Rocket Failures May Spur Change In Russian Federal Space Agency: Report
It appears that the Russian government wants to take action over the string of unmanned mission failures beleaguering Roscosmos, or…
Measuring Fundamental Constants with Methanol
[/caption] Key to the astronomical modeling process by which scientists attempt to understand our universe, is a comprehensive knowledge of…
Baryon
[/caption] Particles made up of three quarks are called baryons; the two best known baryons are the proton (made up…
Charge of Electron
[/caption] The charge of the electron is equivalent to the magnitude of the elementary charge (e) but bearing a negative…