Atoms are the fundamental components of matter, made up of three subatomic particles: protons, neutrons, and electrons. The structure of atoms determines the properties and behavior of different ...

This lesson utilizes an adaptation of the board game Subatomic: An Atom Building Game to help students learn about the different parts that make up an atom. During their turn, players can choose to ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. This article was updated June 28 at 4:54 p.m. ET. Scientists have long wondered whether there is ...

I’ve enjoyed writing answers to some questions from kids in recent weeks, including “How Strong Is Space?” and “Can Atoms Touch Each Other?” The best kid questions are phrased in a way that seems to ...

Mrs Roberts: What do you think you're made of? Mr Spellman: Big question. Grit, determination, hard-working, handsome, charming, funny. Mrs Roberts: Well, I guess. But you're actually made of atoms.

Individual protons and neutrons in atomic nuclei turn out not to behave according to the predictions made by existing theoretical models. This surprising conclusion, reached by an international team ...

If you hit an atom’s nucleus hard enough, it will fall apart. But exactly how it falls apart tells us something about the internal structure of the nucleus and perhaps about the interior of neutron ...

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Astronomers Explain Where the Universe's Missing Normal Matter Lives ...