Far lighter than other ions collided at the LHC, oxygen (and neon) could tell us about conditions in the early universe.

The world’s largest atom smasher has conducted its first-ever collisions between protons and oxygen ions, as part of an ...

This week, more than 600 scientists met in Venice, Italy, to debate the future direction of European particle physics in the global context. The Open Symposium is an important step in the ongoing ...

While gluons are responsible for generating most of the visible mass in the universe, their role inside nuclei remains poorly ...

NSF-DOE Rubin Observatory will capture more information about our universe than all optical telescopes throughout history ...

On June 11, the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine announced the result of a three-year study to set a ...

At the heart of CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC), an experiment has taken place that is as close to modern-day alchemy as science has ever come. Scientists have managed to turn lead into gold, but ...

"The difference between a supercollider and a black hole is that black holes are far away, but nevertheless, these particles will get to us.” ...

It will undergo upgrades to increase the number of collisions, but ultimately, it won’t reach any higher energies. To do that, you’d need a bigger particle accelerator, and CERN – where the ...

More information: Dániel Kincses et al, Lévy walk of pions in heavy-ion collisions, Communications Physics (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s42005-025-01973-x ...

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New experimental results show particles called muons can be corralled into beams suitable for high-energy collisions, paving the way for new physics. Particle accelerators are best known for ...