Astronomy
May 3, 2021
Search for 'dark energy' could illuminate origin, evolution, fate of universe
The universe we see is only the very tip of the vast cosmic iceberg.
Search results for cosmic repulsion
Astronomy
Sep 1, 2020
Researchers predict location of novel candidate for mysterious dark energy
Astronomers have known for two decades that the expansion of the universe is accelerating, but the physics of this expansion remains a mystery. Now, a team of researchers at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa have made a ...
General Physics
May 18, 2020
No evidence of an influence of dark matter on the force between nuclei
The universe mainly consists of a novel substance and an energy form that are not yet understood. This 'dark matter' and 'dark energy' are not directly visible to the naked eye or through telescopes. Astronomers can only ...
Nanophysics
Apr 8, 2020
Massive generation of metastable bulk nanobubbles in water by external electric fields
Nanobubbles can exist on solid surfaces or in bulk liquids as nanoscopic gaseous domains. The phenomenon has attracted substantial attention due to the long-time (meta)stability and potential for practical applications. ...
General Physics
Oct 25, 2019
Physicists simulate critical 'reheating' period that kickstarted the Big Bang
As the Big Bang theory goes, somewhere around 13.8 billion years ago the universe exploded into being, as an infinitely small, compact fireball of matter that cooled as it expanded, triggering reactions that cooked up the ...
Astronomy
Aug 8, 2019
The end of the world: A history of how a silent cosmos led humans to fear the worst
It is 1950 and a group of scientists are walking to lunch against the majestic backdrop of the Rocky Mountains. They are about to have a conversation that will become scientific legend. The scientists are at the Los Alamos ...
Astronomy
Dec 11, 2018
Calibrating cosmic mile markers
New work from the Carnegie Supernova Project provides the best-yet calibrations for using type Ia supernovae to measure cosmic distances, which has implications for our understanding of how fast the universe is expanding ...
Astronomy
Jul 18, 2018
From an almost perfect universe to the best of both worlds
It was 21 March 2013. The world's scientific press had either gathered in ESA's Paris headquarters or logged in online, along with a multitude of scientists around the globe, to witness the moment when ESA's Planck mission ...
Astronomy
Jun 25, 2018
After years of searching, scientists can finally account for all the normal matter in the universe
Astronomers using a powerful quasar to study an enormous invisible tendril full of superheated gas say they may have finally discovered the universe's 'missing' detectable matter.
General Physics
Feb 9, 2018
Particle interactions on Titan support the search for new physics discoveries
Nuclear physicists are using the nation's most powerful supercomputer, Titan, at the Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility to study particle interactions important to energy production in the sun and stars and to propel ...
