Breakthrough study challenges long-held beliefs about the shape of atomic nuclei

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Breakthrough study challenges long-held beliefs about the shape of atomic nuclei

An international research collaboration has overturned the long-standing belief that the atomic nucleus of lead-208 is perfectly spherical. The discovery challenges fundamental assumptions about nuclear structure and has far-reaching implications for our understanding of how the heaviest elements are formed in the universe.