New heavy nuclei are constantly generated in stars and other astronomical bodies.
Erin O’Donnell
People long assumed all the elements we see now were created during the Big Bang. But on May 2, 1952, an astronomer reported spotting new elements coming from an old star and changed our origin story.
The sky is the limit for African science when universities work together.
Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah/Reuters
Collaboration is one of the keys to making African science soar: when the continent’s universities work together, they can produce amazing results.
Neutrinos, we’re looking for you! Japan’s Super-Kamiokande detector.
Kamioka Observatory, ICRR (Institute for Cosmic Ray Research), The University of Tokyo
The Nobel Prize-winning research on neutrinos is expected to push the boundaries of science and technology.