Axions are hypothetical light particles that could solve two different physics problems, as they could explain why some ...

In recent years, astronomers have become increasingly interested in a theoretical particle known as the axion, which was ...

Axions, first postulated to resolve the strong‐CP problem in quantum chromodynamics, have emerged as a leading candidate for dark matter. Their incredibly weak interactions make them challenging to ...

The Nature Index 2024 Research Leaders — previously known as Annual Tables — reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural and health sciences, according to their output in ...

A collision of two extraordinarily dense, collapsed stars in the distant universe is providing potential clues to the axion, a dark matter candidate first proposed half a century ago. The stellar ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. The end is brutal for electrons hurtling at 99.9999999 percent of the speed of light through SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory’s ...

An axion cloud around a neutron star. While some axions escape the star’s gravitational pull, many remain bound to the star and over a long period of time form a cloud surrounding it. The interaction ...