When Stars Collide: Unveiling the Universe’s Hidden Particles
New simulations show that neutrinos created during these cataclysmic neutron star collisions are briefly out of thermodynamic equilibrium with the cold cores of the merging…
Neutrinos News
Neutrinos are fundamental subatomic particles that are extremely light and electrically neutral, making them remarkably elusive and difficult to detect. They are produced in vast quantities during nuclear reactions, such as those occurring in the sun, during supernovae, or in nuclear reactors on Earth. Unlike most particles, neutrinos interact very weakly with matter, mainly through the weak nuclear force, allowing them to pass through ordinary matter almost undisturbed. This characteristic means they can escape dense astrophysical objects and provide unique information about processes occurring within them. Despite their elusive nature, neutrinos are a crucial part of the Standard Model of particle physics, and their study has led to profound insights into the fundamental workings of the universe, including the behavior of matter and energy at the smallest scales and conditions in the early universe shortly after the Big Bang.
Ghostly Particles From the Cosmos: How IceCube’s Neutrino Hunt Is Rewriting Astrophysics
IceCube Neutrino Observatory’s recent detection of high-energy tau neutrinos, previously only hinted at, marks a significant advance in understanding astrophysical neutrinos. These findings from a…
Neutrino Alchemy Unveils Rare Elements in Cosmic Explosions
Scientists have proposed a new nucleosynthesis process, the νr-process, which may explain the origin of rare isotopes in the solar system. A new nucleosynthesis process…
Bending Reality: Einstein Meets Quantum Mechanics in Antarctic Ice
Research at the South Pole studied the mysterious quantum structure of space and time. Einstein’s theory of general relativity explains that gravity is caused by…
Neutrinos Whisper Quantum Gravity Secrets From the South Pole
University of Copenhagen team contributes to an Antarctic large-scale experiment striving to find out if gravity also exists at the quantum level; An extraordinary particle…
Colossal Caverns Excavated Deep Underground for DUNE Neutrino Experiment
Completion of massive underground caverns for the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) paves the way for groundbreaking neutrino research, involving an international team of over…
The Gallium Anomaly: Uncovering a New Particle in Physics
The Baksan Experiment on Sterile Transitions (BEST) finds evidence of the sterile neutrino, a hypothetical particle that interacts only via gravity. Scientists have confirmed possible…
Ghost Particle Unmasked: Project 8’s Neutrino Mass Breakthrough
Project 8 experiment reaches important milestone to measure neutrino mass. Neutrinos are ubiquitous elementary particles that interact only very weakly with normal matter. Therefore, they…
Neutrinos & Dark Matter: How Ultra-Pure Cables Can Unlock Secrets of Physics
Ultra-low radiation cables reduce background noise for neutrino and dark matter detectors. Imagine trying to tune a radio to a single station but instead encountering…
Neutrino-Photon Interactions: Unlocking the Mysteries of Particle Physics
Elusive fundamental particles called neutrinos are predicted to interact unexpectedly with photons under extreme conditions. Research at Hokkaido University has revealed that elusive particles called…
Decoding the Universe’s Ghost: Project 8 Is Closing In on the Elusive Neutrino
Project 8 marks a major milestone in its quest to measure neutrino mass. The humble neutrino, an elusive subatomic particle that passes effortlessly through normal…
“Doubly Magic” – Physicists Observe Oxygen-28 for the First Time
The study of physical systems under extreme conditions offers valuable insights into their organization and structure. In the realm of nuclear physics, neutron-rich isotopes, particularly…
Blasting Open Ghost Particle Secrets: Using Supernovae To Study Neutrinos’ Strange Properties
New study offers hope to a long-standing scientific problem. In a groundbreaking study, researchers have taken an important step toward understanding how exploding stars can…
Searching for Sterile Neutrinos in the Large Hadron Collider’s CMS Muon System
CMS presents results of searches for long-lived neutral particles. The CMS collaboration at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider has recently presented new results in searches for…
Unveiling Invisible Particles: Physicists Use Water To Detect Neutrinos
For the very first time, the SNO+ experiment has demonstrated the capability to detect neutrinos emitted by a nuclear reactor located more than 240 km…
Deciphering the Mystery of Neutrino Mass – A New Approach Uses Random Matrix Theory
When any substance is fragmented into increasingly smaller segments, ultimately, you reach a point where division is no longer possible. At this point, you’re left…
Ghostlike Astronomical Messengers Reveal New View of Milky Way
For the first time, the IceCube Neutrino Observatory has created an image of the Milky Way using neutrinos—minuscule, elusive particles of the cosmos. This revolutionary…
Unveiling Quantum Gravity: New Results From IceCube Neutrino Observatory and Fermi Space Telescope
Researchers have reached a significant milestone in the field of quantum gravity research, finding preliminary statistical support for quantum gravity. In a study published in…