Dripline: how many neutrons can you pack into a nucleus? (Courtesy: iStock/Altayb) The maximum number of neutrons that can be packed into fluorine and neon isotopes have been determined by nuclear ...

The Earth formed relatively quickly from the cloud of dust and gas around the Sun, trapping water and gases in the planet's mantle, based on neon isotopes from the depths of the Earth and deep space.

For the next five years, the University of Wyoming’s Stable Isotope Facility (SIF) will be the go-to laboratory to analyze National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) soil samples from across the ...

With every breath we take, we inhale not only oxygen, but also a mix of gases. This mixture includes carbon dioxide and nitrogen, but also a gas called argon. Neon, the gas that illuminates the signs ...

Similar particles were found in an iron meteorite. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. For the past 4.5 billion years, energized ...

Here’s what you’ll learn in this story: The East African Rift System (EARS) is one of the most impressive geologic features on the planet—not to mention one of the most volcanically active and ...

The fact that only very small amounts of materials are required in studies of the resonance capture of protons in the lighter elements invites attempts to prepare targets by means of ion beams. In ...

Trace chemicals ejected from the Sun and collected by NASA’s Genesis mission have solved a long-standing lunar mystery that threatened to rewrite our understanding of how the Sun evolved. For the last ...

The Earth formed relatively quickly from the cloud of dust and gas around the Sun, trapping water and gases in the planet's mantle, according to research published Dec. 5 in the journal Nature. Apart ...

Similar particles were found in an iron meteorite. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. For the past 4.5 billion years, energized ...

Artist's impression of planets forming around a young star. New, very precise measurements of krypton isotopes from deep in the Earth show that water, carbon and other volatile materials were ...