For decades, scientists believed that lead-208, a "doubly magic" and highly stable atomic nucleus, was perfectly spherical.

Powering spacecraft with solar energy may not seem like a challenge, given how intense the Sun’s light can feel on Earth.

Small, transportable and mass-produced “microreactors” are seen as part of the future of nuclear power. And it's underway in ...

James Corson is currently a two-day champion on Jeopardy! He competed against Harvey Silikovitz, who garnered social media ...

The West Texas city of Abilene is better known for country music and rodeos than advanced nuclear physics. But that’s where ...

When nuclear engineer James Corson got a call saying he would appear on “Jeopardy!” 12 years after first applying, it was a “dream come true,” he said. Corson, who has lived in Frederick for about 15 ...

A White House science advisor recently war-gamed with space agency heads worldwide to devise a planet-saving defense to an ...

Using the Frontier supercomputer at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, researchers have developed a new technique that predicts nuclear properties in record detail. The study ...

Andhra University hosts national workshop on computer interfaced physics experiments with 140 participants, including faculty, scholars, and students.

A UKRI funded studentship in the theoretical nuclear physics group at the University of Surrey to work on theories at the forefront of nuclear physics, in areas such as nuclear reactions, structure, ...