Scientists confirm the universe has no direction
The universe is not spinning or stretched in any particular direction, according to the most stringent test yet.
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First stars formed even later than previously thought
ESA's Planck satellite has revealed that the first stars in the Universe started forming later than previous observations of the Cosmic Microwave Background indicated. This new analysis also shows that these stars were the ...
Astronomy
Aug 31, 2016
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Biggest galactic map will throw light on 'dark energy'
An international team of astronomers has created the largest ever three-dimensional map of distant galaxies in a bid to help them understand one of the most mysterious forces in the universe.
Astronomy
Jul 14, 2016
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Theorists propose a new method to probe the beginning of the universe
How did the universe begin? And what came before the Big Bang? Cosmologists have asked these questions ever since discovering that our universe is expanding. The answers aren't easy to determine. The beginning of the cosmos ...
Astronomy
Jan 25, 2016
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Best of Last Week – New definition of time crystals, new images of Pluto and the mechanism that causes neuropathic pain
(Phys.org)—It was an interesting week for physics as a team of researchers with the University of California and the University of Tokyo proposed a new definition of time crystals—then proved such things don't exist—theory ...
Cold cosmic mystery solved: Largest known structure in the universe leaves its imprint on CMB radiation
In 2004, astronomers examining a map of the radiation leftover from the Big Bang (the cosmic microwave background, or CMB) discovered the Cold Spot, a larger-than-expected unusually cold area of the sky. The physics surrounding ...
Astronomy
Apr 20, 2015
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Planck: Gravitational waves remain elusive
Despite earlier reports of a possible detection, a joint analysis of data from ESA's Planck satellite and the ground-based BICEP2 and Keck Array experiments has found no conclusive evidence of primordial gravitational waves.
Astronomy
Jan 30, 2015
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Could a new proposed particle help to detect dark matter?
Researchers at the University of Southampton have proposed a new fundamental particle which could explain why no one has managed to detect 'Dark Matter', the elusive missing 85 per cent of the Universe's mass.
General Physics
Jan 29, 2015
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Physicist suggests new experiments could make or break axion as dark matter theory
(Phys.org)—Leslie Rosenberg, a physicist with the University of Washington has published a paper in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, describing the current state of research that involves investigating the ...
Scientists tame Schrodinger's cat for a new type of quantum computer
Physicists at the University of Sussex have tamed one of the most counterintuitive phenomena of modern science in their quest to develop a new generation of machines capable of revolutionizing the way we can solve many problems ...
Quantum Physics
Jan 19, 2015
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