A research team of experts in atomic physics, nuclear fusion science, and astronomy succeeded in computing millions of highly accurate atomic data of neodymium ions in the Japan-Lithuania ...

Sometimes - even in matters of science - you have to be lucky. On Aug. 17, scientists around the globe were treated to near-simultaneous observations by separate instruments: One set of Earth-based ...

The origin of lithium (Li), the third element of the periodic table, has long been shrouded in mystery. This element, commonly found in cosmic rays as two stable isotopes, 6 Li and 7 Li, is crucial to ...

The International Gamma-ray Astrophysics Laboratory (INTEGRAL), a space-science mission led by the European Space Agency, launched successfully on October 17, 2002, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in ...

At the smallest level, the human body is made up of particles: mostly atomic nuclei and electrons. Although there are some 90 naturally occurring elements, they originate from a huge variety of places ...

Deep observations of two X-ray bright clusters of galaxies with ESA's XMM-Newton satellite allowed a group of international astronomers to measure their chemical composition with an unprecedented ...