Black hole GW190521 may be a wormhole from another universe
For just one-tenth of a second in May 2019, the universe delivered a signal that did not fit…
The Most Powerful Neutrino Ever Detected May Have a Surprising Cosmic Source
This artist’s conception shows a blazar – the core of an active galaxy powered by a supermassive black…
Cosmic simulations reveal how galaxies formed and evolved over billions of years
Cold gas does not look dramatic at first glance. Neither does dust. Yet those two quiet ingredients sit…
Mississippi State physicist creates neutron star reaction in the lab
For years, physicists have wondered whether one unstable form of copper might act like a traffic jam inside…
Immersive Paintings Using Meditation & Somatic Practice to Transform the Body
There is a moment, standing before the paintings of Anthea Xin, when scale begins to dissolve. At first,…
Rithika Merchant’s ‘Pillars of Fruit and Bone’ Imagines New Worlds
Exoskeleton, gouache, watercolor and ink on paper, 2024. Contemporary artist Rithika Merchant centers her practice on building intricate…
Scientists reveal the hidden forces shaping how gravity works across the Universe
Gravity behaves predictably in your daily life. Drop a ball, and it falls. Planets loop around stars. On…
Astronomers find compelling new evidence of the first stars formed after the Big Bang
A faint glow of helium, hanging near one of the earliest known galaxies, may be the clearest sign…
Gravity holds across cosmos, proving Newton and Einstein right
Scientists have tested gravity across some of the largest structures in the universe and found that it behaves…
Dark Matter May Be Made of Black Holes From Another Universe
A recent cosmological model combines two of the most eccentric ideas in contemporary physics to explain the nature…
New dark matter model explains three cosmic mysteries across universe
A new study led by researchers at the University of California, Riverside, suggests that a different type of…
Universe is expanding faster than expected: Scientists struggle to explain cosmic acceleration |
Not only is the Universe expanding, but its expansion is actually happening at a speed higher than was…