The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), in partnership with NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), has developed ...

Ever since physicist Ernest Rutherford discovered the atomic nucleus in 1911, studying its structure and behavior has ...

Explore the surprising findings of helium presence in volcanic eruptions and its implications on geological and chemical processes deep inside the Earth.

Normally, these rare isotopes only exist in stars or during events such as star mergers or supernovae, all of which lead to nucleosynthesis — the process in which lighter nuclei are used as building ...