Particle detectors play a crucial role in our understanding of the fundamental building blocks of the universe. They allow ...

The temporary belts, one of which still remains, were filled with high-energy electrons and protons and were found by a ...

Protons are far from simple particles — they are swirling cauldrons of quarks, gluons, and quantum entanglement. Scientists ...

Researchers at Argonne have discovered that superconducting nanowire photon detectors can also be used as highly accurate ...

Lightning can be used to probe Earth’s dynamic Van Allen radiation belts, directly connecting terrestrial weather and space ...

Earth two new temporary radiation belts, according to NASA's CubeSat mission. One of these belts could stay in place for a ...

A NASA satellite that suddenly reappeared after going silent gets credit for the remarkable discovery—a pair of temporary ...

In recent years, there have been attempts to describe the inside of a proton using quantum information tools, with partial ...

The largest solar storm in two decades hit Earth in May 2024. For several days, wave after wave of high-energy charged ...