How do atoms form? A physicist explains where the atoms that make up everything around come from

Why did they form at that time? Astronomers know from observing distant exploding stars that the size of the universe has ...
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MIT's new method helps probe inside atom’s nucleus using electrons as 'messengers'MIT's new method helps probe inside atom’s nucleus using electrons a…

Developed by researchers at MIT, the method uses the atom’s own electrons as “messengers” within a molecule to help probe ...
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MIT physicists just found a way to see inside atoms

MIT researchers have devised a new molecular technique that lets electrons probe inside atomic nuclei, replacing massive particle accelerators with a tabletop setup. By studying radium monofluoride, ...

The Most Vexing Variable in the Search for E.T.

This is the last of three blog posts associated with this week’s episode of Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, which addresses life in the universe. Read the first and second here. Someday, in the not too ...

With a new molecule-based method, physicists peer inside an atom's nucleus

Physicists at MIT have developed a new way to probe inside an atom's nucleus, using the atom's own electrons as "messengers" ...

Astronomers share largest molecular survey to date: GOTHAM legacy data goes public

A new dataset from the Green Bank Telescope (GBT) is now publicly available, opening the door for scientists worldwide to ...