particle
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Testing string theory directly would require energies so extreme that researchers would need a particle collider as large as a galaxy.
From Science Daily • May 19, 2026
The researchers published their findings in the journal Nature, describing one of the most precise particle physics calculations ever completed.
From Science Daily • May 19, 2026
Scientists say the new results place tighter limits on existing models of particle acceleration in astrophysical sources and improve our understanding of how high-energy particles move through interstellar space.
From Science Daily • May 14, 2026
Correction: this article was updated to make clear that the 30% cut announced to funding for particle physics and astronomy research was "likely" rather than confirmed, as originally implied.
From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026
Smaller and smaller went the details of her vision, until she could see each particle, spinning around itself like a tiny galaxy.
From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill
Vocabulary lists containing particle
Quantum of Vocabulary: the Parlance of Particle Physics
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Word Generation Science - Introductory Chemistry Concepts
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"Nature" by Ralph Waldo Emerson
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