The particles that are in an atom: protons, neutrons and electrons The particles that are in protons and neutrons: quarks The four fundamental forces: gravity, electromagnetism, the strong force and ...

Some of these tiny elementary particles are among the most important particles in the universe. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

AN INSTANT after the big bang, a vast shower of particles was released into the cosmos. Ever since, they have been flooding through space, carrying with them secrets from the dawn of time. How we ...

LOOK closely enough and almost everything we know of in the universe boils down to a handful of elementary particles. These entities constitute individual threads of the scientific masterpiece that is ...

How did the universe come into being? There are a multitude of theories on this subject. In a Physical Review Letters paper, three scientists formulate a new model: according to this, inflation, the ...