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An interstellar mission to study a black hole up close: Science fiction or reality?

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Scientists detect biggest ever merger of two massive black holes

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Claims that "the Universe will end sooner than expected" are false

1 week ago

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An interstellar mission to study a black hole up close: Science fiction or reality?

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Scientists detect biggest ever merger of two massive black holes

fromwww.scientificamerican.com

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Claims that "the Universe will end sooner than expected" are false

Laniakea, our home supercluster, is already being torn apart

Planet Earth is one of billions of planets in a supercluster called Laniakea.

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3 weeks ago

U.S. Pulls Back from Quest to Confirm Cosmic Inflation

The U.S. has withdrawn support for the CMB-S4 project, effectively canceling it due to budget uncertainties.

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3 weeks ago

The last parliament

A phase change in the universe is approaching, fundamentally altering matter and physics.

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LHC data hints at explanation for why everything exists

CERN's LHC findings reveal asymmetry between matter and antimatter, contributing to the understanding of why the universe exists.

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Scientists Say Earth May Be Trapped Inside a Huge, Strange Void

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Earth and our entire Milky Way galaxy may sit inside a giant HOLE

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Is the Hubble tension real? Exclusive interview with Wendy Freedman

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Scientists Say Earth May Be Trapped Inside a Huge, Strange Void

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Earth and our entire Milky Way galaxy may sit inside a giant HOLE

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Is the Hubble tension real? Exclusive interview with Wendy Freedman

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Are You Team Fiery Sun Death Or Team Lifeless Husk? | Defector

The fate of Earth is uncertain, with the Sun's evolution leading to possible uninhabitability and engulfment in the distant future.

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Starts With a Bang podcast #119 - The CMB

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Busting the top 5 myths about the Big Bang

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A quantum miracle enabled the formation of neutral atoms

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Starts With a Bang podcast #119 - The CMB

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Busting the top 5 myths about the Big Bang

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A quantum miracle enabled the formation of neutral atoms

The universe has a 'self-destruct button' that could WIPE OUT life

The universe may face extinction via a 'self-destruct button' known as false vacuum decay.

The axion may help clean up the messy business of dark matter

The search for axions remains crucial in the ongoing quest to understand dark matter, though no direct evidence for these particles has yet been found.

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Scientists Find Universe's Missing Matter in Intergalactic Cosmic Fog'

Fast radio bursts help detect the universe's missing normal matter for the first time.

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Could supermassive black holes anchor the tiniest galaxies?

Simulations find ghostly whirls of dark matter trailing galaxy arms

Dark matter dynamically interacts with galaxies, influencing their evolution and star formation.

Simulations reveal a distinct dark matter spiral structure that may be common across galaxies.

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Could supermassive black holes anchor the tiniest galaxies?

Simulations find ghostly whirls of dark matter trailing galaxy arms

Dark matter dynamically interacts with galaxies, influencing their evolution and star formation.

Simulations reveal a distinct dark matter spiral structure that may be common across galaxies.

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How to understand the Universe's the most important equation

Cosmology integrates subatomic particles and cosmic structures, showcasing the universe's evolution through Einstein's theories of General Relativity and the Friedmann equation.

Scientists Calculate That the Entire Big Bang Must Have Taken Place Inside a Black Hole

Black hole cosmology offers a radical alternative to the standard model of cosmology, suggesting the Big Bang occurred within a black hole.

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Thermodynamic Insider Baseball (or: Why Philosophy of Physics Matters)

Philosophy of physics probes deeper assumptions of physical theories, serving an important role alongside scientific inquiry.

Scientists claim the Big Bang theory is WRONG

A new theory proposes that the universe may have originated from a gravitational crunch rather than the Big Bang.

Milky Way galaxy might not collide with Andromeda after all

"Predicting future mergers requires knowledge about the present coordinates, velocities, and masses of the systems partaking in the interaction."

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End of the world? Experts reveal odds Milky Way collides with galaxy

It used to appear destined to merge with Andromeda forming a colossal "Milkomeda." Now, there is a chance that we could avoid this fate entirely.

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5 scientists on finding meaning in our Universe's 13.8-billion-year story

The Universe's complex narrative reveals humanity as integral participants in the cosmic story, not mere observers.

Modern cosmology reshapes our understanding of humanity's place in the cosmos.

#dark-energy

fromThe Atlantic

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He Won the Nobel Prize for Physics. Then He Changed His Mind.

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Ask Ethan: Could dark energy be more negative than a cosmological constant?

fromwww.scientificamerican.com

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Scientists Say That Something Very Weird Is Going on With the Universe

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Latest Dark Energy Study Suggests the Universe Is Even Weirder Than We Imagined

fromThe Atlantic

He Won the Nobel Prize for Physics. Then He Changed His Mind.

Adam Riess discovered the universe's accelerating expansion and now contemplates potential flaws in his theory of dark energy.

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Ask Ethan: Could dark energy be more negative than a cosmological constant?

Scientists Say That Something Very Weird Is Going on With the Universe

Dark energy may be weakening over time, potentially challenging the standard cosmological model.

The findings suggest a shift from a constant dark energy to a more dynamic quintessence field.

fromwww.scientificamerican.com

Latest Dark Energy Study Suggests the Universe Is Even Weirder Than We Imagined

Dark energy is potentially not a constant force but a changing phenomenon that could alter our understanding of the universe's expansion.

JWST won't find the very first stars, but a new telescope can

JWST has revolutionized our understanding of distant galaxies, surpassing Hubble's discoveries in just months.

Lisa Randall, the theoretical physicist nominated for a Nobel Prize who wrote an opera about the fifth dimension

Both Einstein and Randall were almost the same age when they developed their theories – 36 and 37, respectively.

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Scientists Just Moved Up the Death Date of the Universe

The universe's decay rate is significantly faster than previously predicted, now estimated at 10 to the power of 78 years.

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5 years ago

The Multiverse Code: Exploring Parallel Universes Through Physics and Theory | HackerNoon

The multiverse hypothesis posits that there may be countless parallel universes, each with different physical laws and histories.

Are we unique in the universe?

Humans often hold egocentric views of their place in the universe, considering themselves the pinnacle of evolution, which reveals a profound sense of pride and importance in our existence.

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A new collider can teach us about the origin of matter

Despite our advancements in cosmology and particle physics, significant mysteries, especially regarding matter-antimatter asymmetry and dark matter, remain unsolved.