Findings show fundamental particles called muons behaving in a way that is not predicted by scientists' best theory, the Standard Model of particle physics
To date, no methods of optical imaging can observe atomic nuclei, because it is extremely challenging to image such tiny entities surrounded by electrons
The breakthrough has revealed that a symmetry that exists within the core of the atom is not as fundamental as scientists have believed
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