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A corridor containing a section of the Large Hadron Collider at CERN.Photo: VALENTIN FLAURAUD / AFP (Getty Images)Physicists at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider announced today the discovery of three exotic particles that may help reveal how quarks bind together.One particle is a pentaquark (a hadron made up of five quarks) and the other two are tetraquarks. They were found by the LHCb Collaboration at CERN, which uses a 5,600-ton detector on a portion of the Large Hadron Collider to investigate differences between matter…

The new pentaquark, illustrated here as a pair of standard hadrons loosely bound in a molecule-like structure, is made up of a charm quark and a charm antiquark and an up, a down and a strange quark. Credit: CERNThree never-before-seen particles have been observed by the international Large Hadron Collider beauty (LHCb) collaboration at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). The discovery includes a new kind of “pentaquark” and the first-ever pair of “tetraquarks,” which includes a new type of tetraquark.The findings, presented…

Grandmaster Nightfalls are quickly coming to the Season of the Haunted in Destiny 2, requiring high-level Guardians to put their best strategies forward to survive. As usual, Xur is here to help, providing new Exotic weapons and armor to help you in the fight. Here's where you can find Xur and what he's selling.Xur arrives in the Solar System with the daily reset on Friday, so we'll update this article when he lands.Xur is present every weekend in Destiny 2, starting with the daily reset at 10 AM PT / 1…

Scientists have announced the experimental discovery of a tetraneutron, a new and exotic state of matter that could also have properties that are useful in existing or emerging technologies.Theoretical physicist James Vary has been waiting for nuclear physics experiments to confirm the reality of a “tetraneutron” that he and his colleagues theorized, predicted, and first announced during a presentation in the summer of 2014, followed by a research paper in the fall of 2016.“Whenever we present a theory, we always have to…

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Destiny 2's favorite arms dealer Xur is here to offer a selection of Exotic weapons and armor from his inventory. With Season of the Haunted having some new activities that require heavy firepower, now's a good time to see what Xur has for sale so that you can triumph in Nightmare Containment on the Derelict Leviathan or in the new Duality dungeon. Here's where Xur is located and what items he has for sale from today until Tuesday.This week, you can find Xur on Nessus, in the Watcher's Grave. For his…

Xur is back in the Solar System in Destiny 2, just in time for the launch of the Season of the Haunted's new dungeon. Prepare to take on the Nightmares of the Derelict Leviathan with new Exotic weapons and armor--here's where you can find Xur this weekend and what he's selling.The daily reset on Friday also marks Xur's arrival, so we'll update this article when he lands.Xur is present every weekend in Destiny 2, starting with the daily reset at 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET each Friday. His exact location is always…

Inside NASA’s Cold Atom Lab, scientists form bubbles from ultracold gas, shown in pink in this illustration. Lasers, also depicted, are used to cool the atoms, while an atom chip, illustrated in gray, generates magnetic fields to manipulate their shape, in combination with radio waves. Credit: NASA/JPL-CaltechProduced inside <span class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="<div class=glossaryItemTitle>NASA</div><div class=glossaryItemBody>Established in 1958,…

This is it: the last visit from Xur in Destiny 2 before the end of the Season of the Risen. That makes this a final chance to stock up on new Exotic and Legendary weapons and armor before the new season kicks off and raises the Power level caps, sending players back to grinding to get ready for high-level content. Here's where you can find Xur and what he's selling to help you prepare for the future.Xur shows up with the daily reset on Friday, so we'll update this article as soon as he arrives with…