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Largest-ever computer simulation of the universe escalates cosmology dilemma
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
The first efforts toward simulating all components of the universe fail to resolve the S8 tension. Is the standard theory of cosmology in trouble?
Record-breaking radio burst could help us find the universe's missing matter
By Robert Lea published
An 8 billion-year-old Fast Radio Burst could help astronomers solve the mystery of the universe's missing matter.
New 'galactic atlas' offers stunning details of 400,000 galaxies near the Milky Way
By Robert Lea published
The new Siena Galaxy Atlas is an information gold mine for astronomers and a free gallery of galaxy portraits for the public.
'Air showers' could help reveal cosmic rays' mysterious source
By Robert Lea published
Scientists may have a new way to study high-energy cosmic rays that slam into Earth, tracking them through the atmosphere with the Subaru telescope.
The Milky Way is warped, and it might be the work of dark matter
By Robert Lea published
The Milky Way is warped and scientists may finally know why. New research lays the blame for our 'wobbly disked' galaxy on an off-kilter, invisible halo of dark matter.
The mysteries of the dark universe could be solved by the Rubin Observatory
By Robert Lea published
The Vera C. Rubin observatory will potentially solve the mysteries of dark energy and dark matter with an extremely precise map of the universe.
Why Einstein must be wrong: In search of the theory of gravity
By Andrea Giusti, Valerio Faraoni published
Unlike physical theories describing the other three fundamental forces in physics, the general theory of relativity has only been tested in weak gravity.
Euclid 'dark universe' telescope is back on track after finding its guiding stars
By Robert Lea published
The European Space Agency's dark energy and dark matter detective spacecraft Euclid is ready for full "science mode" after relocating its guiding stars.
The James Webb Space Telescope's early galaxy images were oddly bright. Now we know why
By Keith Cooper published
Distant galaxies that existed a few hundred million years after the Big Bang are brighter than expected in JWST images because they were experiencing bursts of intense star formation.
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