"For the first time, we see the creation of atoms; we can measure the temperature of the matter and see the microphysics in ...

Scientists employ high-energy heavy ion collisions as a powerful tool to uncover intricate details of nuclear structure, ...

The most luminous kilonova candidate to date (short gamma-ray burst 200522A) was detected using the Hubble Space Telescope, ...

Another popular method is to bombard nuclei with high-energy electrons, analysing the scattering data to infer structural ...

Astrophysicists have, for the first time, measured the temperature of elementary particles in the radioactive afterglow of a neutron star collision, which led to the formation of a black hole. This br ...

The temperature of elementary particles has been observed in the radioactive glow following the collision of two neutron stars and the birth of a black hole. This has, for the first time, made it ...

Astrophysicists observing the collision of two neutron stars have detected the smallest black hole ever observed.

Astrophysicists have observed an extraordinary event following the collision of two neutron stars—the explosive birth of a ...

The temperature of elementary particles has been observed in the radioactive glow following the collision of two neutron stars and the birth of a black hole. This has, for the first time ...

A kilonova is a "the afterglow caused by the radioactive decay of heavy elements unique to the merger of two neutron stars," according to the Harvard & Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.

An illustration of two colliding neutron stars birthing a black hole. | Credit: O.S. SALAFIA, G. GHIRLANDA, CXC/NASA, GSFC, B. WILLIAMS ET AL Astronomers have witnessed the titanic collision ...