particle

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An ultraheavy particle may help explain one of the most puzzling mysteries in modern astrophysics: the origin of the most energetic particles ever detected.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

Its reported energy ranks it among the most powerful cosmic-ray events ever observed, placing it in the same rare category as the "Oh-My-God particle" recorded in 1991.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

The paper claimed the first discovery of a Majorana fermion, a theoretical particle central to the tech giant’s quantum computing effort.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

The Swiss drugmaker released data from an early-stage clinical trial for its 225Ac-PSMA-617 drug candidate that showed so-called alpha particle radioactive isotopes should work in fighting prostate cancer, the analyst says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

This is the reason for string theory, which was created in the 1970s when physicists began to see the advantages of treating every particle as a vibrating string rather than as a dot.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife