Astronomers at Leiden University have detected rare isotopes of carbon and oxygen in our neighboring stars for the first time ...

For decades, astronomers have wondered what the very first stars in the universe were like. These stars formed new chemical ...

Researchers have gained new insights into the chemical properties of the superheavy element flerovium -- element 114 -- at the accelerator facilities of the GSI Helmholtzzentrum für ...

The periodic table currently has 118 chemical elements (SN: 11/30/16). The five heaviest elements were all produced using a beam of calcium-48.