Researchers Generate an Entire Virtual Universe and Make it Available for Download (if you Have 100 Terabytes of Free Hard Drive Space)
You could fit an entire simulated universe in your pocket, if you have $40,000 to spare.
In Addition to Gravitational Waves, is There any way to Detect Merging Black Holes
If two black holes merge in the middle of space, and nobody's around to see it, does it really happen?…
ALMA’s new Receivers Will let it see Longer Wavelengths, Peering Closer to the Beginning of the Universe
The ALMA telescope is getting a new set of receivers, enabling it to detect wavelengths down to 8.5 mm. These…
Doomed Satellite was Equipped With a Drag Sail to Deorbit it After its Mission was Complete
A team at Purdue University developed a drag sail to attach to satellites to help them de-orbit to combat space…
Why are Rubble Pile Asteroids Shaped Like Diamonds?
Scientists are fortunate enough to have detailed, close-up views of the near-Earth asteroids Bennu and Ryugu. Both asteroids have a…
There Should be More Material Left Over From Bombardment Eras. Maybe the Sun Blew it all Away?
The early solar system was an especially violent place. The terrestrial planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars) likely formed by…
Astronomers Create 3D Printed Nebulae
Visualizations can inspire creative new ways of thinking about an object. But holding that visualization in your hand adds a…
Perseverance Drills Another Hole, and This Time the Sample is Intact
After failing in its first try, the Perseverance rover just successfully obtained a rock sample from the Martian surface that…
White Dwarfs can Continue Burning Hydrogen, Even After They’re Dead
White dwarfs are supposed to be dead remnants of stars, doomed to simply fade away into the background. But new…
Protoplanetary Disks Throw Out More Material Than Gets Turned Into Planets
When a young solar system gets going it's little more than a young star and a rotating disk of debris.…