Hacker News with Generative AI: Atomic Structure

Why do electrons not fall into the nucleus? (libretexts.org)
The picture of electrons "orbiting" the nucleus like planets around the sun remains an enduring one, not only in popular images of the atom but also in the minds of many of us who know better.
Unexpected shape of lead-208 nucleus prompts reevaluation of atomic nuclei model (phys.org)
An international research collaboration led by the University of Surrey's Nuclear Physics Group has overturned the long-standing belief that the atomic nucleus of lead-208 (²⁰⁸Pb) is perfectly spherical.