Record-breaking Rf-252: Researchers produce shortest-lived superheavy nucleus and measure its subsequent decay
A team of researchers from GSI/FAIR, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, and the Helmholtz Institute Mainz has succeeded in ...
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Land ahoy! Experiments at GSI/FAIR reveal the shoreline of the island of stability of super-heavy elements
However, as the positively charged protons repel each other, nuclei with too many protons are at risk of splitting -- a challenge in the production of new, superheavy elements. Certain ...
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Semiconductor radiation detectors designed for extreme environments
A collaborative team led by researchers from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has successfully developed advanced semiconductor-based radiation detectors, ...
FAA orders investigation after SpaceX Starship breaks up and showers debris
A fire in the aft section of SpaceX's Starship trigged the apparent explosion that destroyed the spacecraft, the company says.
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SpaceX resets ‘Days Since Starship Exploded’ counter to zero
The private space company’s plan for this mission called for Super Heavy to send Starship from its Texas launchpad on a one ...
SpaceX's Starship spacecraft destroyed in mega rocket launch
Telemetry from the Starship froze just more than 8 minutes after launch from Texas, moments after engines began shutting down.