Cosmology
The JWST Looked Over the Hubble’s Shoulder and Confirmed that the Universe is Expanding Faster
It's axiomatic that the Universe is expanding. However, the rate of expansion hasn't remained the same. It appears that the…
Another Clue About the Ultra-High Energy Cosmic Rays: Magnetic Turbulence
Space largely seems quite empty! Yet even in the dark voids of the cosmos, ultra-high-energy cosmic rays are streaming through…
Has the Universe Been Designed to Support Life? Now We Have a Way to Test it!
The anthropic principle states that the fundamental parameters of the Universe such as the strength of the fundamental forces, have…
Webb Sees a Supercluster of Galaxies Coming Together
As a species, we've come to the awareness that we're a minuscule part of a vast Universe defined by galaxy…
Observations by DESI Open the Door to Modified Gravity Models
Observations from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument suggest that the rate of cosmic expansion may be changing over the time.…
Cosmology is at a Crossroads, But New Instruments are Coming to Help
Thanks to Hubble, JWST, and the Planck mission, we're starting to see cracks in the current ideas in cosmology, expressed…
Could Primordial Black Holes Be Hiding in Plain Sight?
Are Primordial Black Holes real? They could've formed in the unusual physics that dominated the Universe shortly after the Big…
A Superfast Supercomputer Creates the Biggest Simulation of the Universe Yet
Scientists at the Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory have created the largest astrophysical simulation of the Universe ever. They…
Einstein Predicted How Gravity Should Work at the Largest Scales. And He Was Right
Researchers working with the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument have mapped nearly 6 million galaxies across 11 billion years of the…
Here’s How to Weigh Gigantic Filaments of Dark Matter
How do you weigh one of the largest objects in the entire universe? Very carefully, according to new research. (more…)