From the discovery of gravity to the first mission to defend Earth from an asteroid, here are the most important physics ...

For decades, scientists believed that lead-208, a "doubly magic" and highly stable atomic nucleus, was perfectly spherical.

Scientists have achieved an incredible feat—mapping the forces inside a proton with extreme precision, uncovering the immense ...

In the case of lead-208—the heaviest stable isotope known so far—a team of researchers led by physicist Jack Henderson ...

The spectroscopic quadrupole moment measures how much a nucleus deviates from a perfect sphere ... "Magic numbers are incredibly important for understanding nuclear physics, as well as related ...

Scientists have recently made a significant breakthrough in understanding the structure of matter. For the first time, they have mapped the forces within protons with unprecedented ... Continue Readin ...

For decades, scientists believed that lead-208 (²⁰⁸Pb), the heaviest known "doubly magic" nucleus, was perfectly spherical. New research, however, has shattered that assumption. An international team ...

Researchers have developed a new technique that predicts nuclear properties in record detail. The study revealed how the structure of a nucleus relates to the force that holds it together. This ...

The study revealed how the structure of a nucleus relates to the force that holds it together. This understanding could advance efforts in quantum physics and across a variety of sectors ...

Stevenson says one possibility is that the vibration of the lead isotope’s nucleus may be less regular under such ... discovery presents a wrinkle in current thinking about nuclear physics, ...

An international research collaboration led by the University of Surrey's Nuclear Physics Group has overturned the long-standing belief that the atomic nucleus of lead-208 (²⁰⁸Pb) is ...

An international research collaboration led by the University of Surrey's Nuclear Physics Group has overturned the long-standing belief that the atomic nucleus of llead-208 (²⁰⁸Pb ...