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.
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Astronomy
Mar 25, 2021
Astrophysicists simulate microscopic clusters from the Big Bang
The very first moments of the Universe can be reconstructed mathematically even though they cannot be observed directly. Physicists from the Universities of Göttingen and Auckland (New Zealand) have greatly improved the ...
Condensed Matter
Mar 25, 2021
Revealing nano big bang: Scientists observe the first milliseconds of crystal formation
When we grow crystals, atoms first group together into small clusters—a process called nucleation. But understanding exactly how such atomic ordering emerges from the chaos of randomly moving atoms has long eluded scientists.
Astronomy
Mar 22, 2021
Five myths about the Big Bang
The whole universe was packed together in an infinitely small point, then it exploded, and the entire mass that made up the universe was sent out into space.
Environment
Mar 19, 2021
New plutonium research helps distinguish nuclear power pollution from global fall out
Researchers looking at miniscule levels of plutonium pollution in our soils have made a breakthrough which could help inform future 'clean up' operations on land around nuclear power plants, saving time and money.
Astronomy
Mar 17, 2021
Astronomers map silk of cosmic web
An international team of astronomers, including several from the Netherlands, has mapped a piece of the cosmic web without using bright quasars for the first time. Their findings will be published shortly in the journal Astronomy ...
Astronomy
Mar 16, 2021
Ancient light illuminates matter that fuels galaxy formation
Using light from the Big Bang, an international team led by Cornell University and the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has begun to unveil the material which fuels galaxy formation.
General Physics
Feb 16, 2021
A tiny crystal device could boost gravitational wave detectors to reveal the birth cries of black holes
In 2017, astronomers witnessed the birth of a black hole for the first time. Gravitational wave detectors picked up the ripples in spacetime caused by two neutron stars colliding to form the black hole, and other telescopes ...
Astronomy
Feb 11, 2021
Portrait of young galaxy throws theory of galaxy formation on its head
Scientists have challenged our current understanding of how galaxies form by unveiling pictures of a young galaxy in the early life of the Universe which appears surprisingly mature.
General Physics
Feb 10, 2021
Scientists develop new, faster method for seeking out dark matter
For nearly a century, scientists have worked to unravel the mystery of dark matter—an elusive substance that spreads through the universe and likely makes up much of its mass, but has so far proven impossible to detect ...
