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Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory are harnessing the power of computers to ...

Physicists have used a cutting-edge quantum computer to simulate a complex particle theory in two dimensions. Unlike ...

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The spacecraft's low-energy charged particle instrument will operate through the remainder of 2025 but will be shut off next year. Voyager 2 will continue to operate its magnetic field and plasma ...

As the spring equinox approaches, northern lights hunters will scour the skies for breathtaking displays of color.

With a new measurement imminent, the Courier explores the experimental results and theoretical calculations used to predict ...

Cosmic rays may play a role in triggering lightning, a new study suggests, offering an out-of-this-world answer to a ...

The study of elementary particles and forces is of central importance to our understanding of the universe. Now a team of physicists from the University of Innsbruck and the Institute for Quantum ...

The study of elementary particles and forces is of central importance to our understanding of the universe. Now a team of ...

The standard model of particle physics is our best theory of the elementary particles and forces that make up our world: particles and antiparticles ...