Instead, they rely on the radioactive decay of elements to produce heat and eventually electricity. While this concept sounds similar to that of a nuclear power plant, RTGs work on a different ...

Example nuclear reactions include radioactive decay, fission, the break-up of a nucleus, and fusion, the merging of nuclei. Low-density nuclear matter, found in neutron star crusts, transitions ...

(ScienceAlert) Electron antineutrinos are emitted during nuclear beta decay, a type of radioactive decay in which a neutron decays into a proton, an electron, and antineutrino. One of these ...

They were produced in copious amounts during the Big Bang event. They are produced in radioactive decay, when massive stars explode, and when cosmic rays strike the earth’s atmosphere.

Voyager 1, shown in this illustration, has operated for decades thanks to a radioisotope power system. NASA via AP ...

The discovery of radioactivity provided geologists with a powerful tool to unlock Earth's history. The discovery soon revealed that radioactive elements decay at predictable rates, forming the basis ...

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Unfortunately, typical detectors require particles produced by radioactive decay to interact with a sensor, which means they have to be pretty close to the source. But a new technique, pioneered ...

More registered voters think America is on the right track than at any point since 2004, a new poll says. What does that mean ...

The International Nuclear and Radiological Event Scale (INES) is a tool for communicating the safety significance of nuclear and radiological events to the public. Member States use INES on a ...

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