Fermium studies indicate nuclear shell effects diminish as nuclear mass increases, emphasizing macroscopic influences in ...

Scientists have discovered a new way of creating superheavy elements by firing supercharged ion beams at dense atoms. The ...

See a pair of superheavy neutron stars collide in this simulation with gravitational wave audio. "An audible tone and a ...

Scientists have found a way to create superheavy elements, leading to groundbreaking possibilities in chemistry.

In a feat of modern-day alchemy, scientists have used a beam of vaporized titanium to create one of the heaviest elements on ...

An international team led by scientists of GSI/FAIR in Darmstadt, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz and the Helmholtz ...

You can watch a live webcast of the flight test on the SpaceX website or their X page, @SpaceX, from 30 minutes before the launch window opens at 4 p.m. local time.

It took weeks to observe the behavior of one and a half dozen precious, but very short-lived, atoms of these exotic elements.

Researchers have long been hunting for a way to make the elusive elements more stable so they can be better studied.

What is the heaviest element in the universe? Are there infinitely many elements? Where and how could superheavy elements be created naturally? The heaviest abundant element known to exist is ...