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Astronomy Apr 21, 2023

The first light in the universe helps build a dark matter map

In the 1960s, astronomers began noticing a pervasive microwave background visible in all directions. Thereafter known as the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB), the existence of this relic radiation confirmed the Big Bang ...

Astronomy Apr 19, 2023

Alignment of galaxies millions of light years away supports general relativity

Scientists from research institutions including Kyoto University have confirmed that the intrinsic alignments of galaxies have characteristics that allow it to be a powerful probe of dark matter and dark energy on a cosmological ...

Astronomy Apr 14, 2023

Primordial black holes may have 'frozen' the early universe

Primordial holes formed in the exotic conditions of the big bang may have become their own source of matter and radiation.

Astronomy Apr 13, 2023

James Webb Space Telescope images challenge theories of how universe evolved

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) appears to be finding multiple galaxies that grew too massive too soon after the Big Bang, if the standard model of cosmology is to be believed.

Astronomy Apr 11, 2023

New findings that map the universe's cosmic growth support Einstein's theory of gravity

For millennia, humans have been fascinated by the mysteries of the cosmos.

Astronomy Apr 4, 2023

Using dark matter distribution to test the cosmological model

An international team of astrophysicists and cosmologists at various institutes including the Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (Kavli IPMU) have submitted a set of five papers, measuring a value ...

Astronomy Apr 3, 2023

Galaxy clusters yield new evidence for standard model of cosmology

Cosmologists have found new evidence for the standard model of cosmology—this time, using data on the structure of galaxy clusters.

General Physics Mar 29, 2023

Attempting to catch dark matter in a basement

Few things carry the same aura of mystery as dark matter. The name itself radiates secrecy, suggesting something hidden in the shadows of the universe.

General Physics Mar 22, 2023

Is there a multiverse?

Interest in the multiverse theory, suggesting that our universe is just one of many, spiked following the release of the movie "Everything Everywhere All At Once." The film follows Evelyn Wang on her journey to connect with ...

Archaeology Mar 9, 2023

'Dates add nothing to our culture': Everywhen explores Indigenous deep history, challenging linear, colonial narratives

When the eminent Australian anthropologist W. E. H. Stanner first published his essay on "The Dreaming" in 1956, there was increasing scholarly and popular interest in the complexity and duration of Australia's Indigenous ...

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