'Identical twin' universes created using the world's biggest supercomputer
Astronomers have conducted the most extensive 'supercomputer' simulations, traversing the expanse of time from the Big Bang to the present
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JJ Shavit
- Oct 22
First-ever cosmic string discovery revealed by scientists
Cosmic strings are hypothetical topological defects, often described as “cracks” in the universe, that formed following the Big Bang.
JJ Shavit
- Oct 15
Scientists discover traces of the universe's first stars
An international research collaboration has unearthed the first chemical imprints of the oldest stars to ever twinkle in our cosmos.
JJ Shavit
- Oct 14
Mind-Blowing New Findings Reveal The Origins of Life in Our Universe
Until now, the processes that led to the emergence of life on Earth and elsewhere in the universe remain largely unknown.
JJ Shavit
- Sep 14
New data on the expansion rate of the universe surprises astronomers
A vital question that has plagued scientists for years is: how fast, exactly, is this expansion taking place?
JJ Shavit
- Sep 9
Scientists discover new type of explosion that is brighter than 100 billion stars
Astronomers have unveiled a previously unknown and powerful type of cosmic explosion that dwarfs nearly every supernova ever recorded.
JJ Shavit
- Aug 31
Groundbreaking discovery suggests universe is significantly older than previously believed
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has presented data that directly challenges our current understanding of the universe.
JJ Shavit
- Aug 13
NASA found a mysterious question mark in space - its not the first time
In the vast realm of the cosmos, few things are as intriguing as a mystery, especially when it manifests itself in an image of the night sky
JJ Shavit
- Jul 17
'Dark stars' existance may have just been validated by the James Webb Telescope
Dark stars are hypothetical types of star that may have existed early in the universe before conventional stars were able to form and thrive
JJ Shavit
- Jul 2
Astrophysicists propose a new way of measuring cosmic expansion with gravity waves
It’s no small feat to measure the rate at which objects move away from each other across vast distances.
JJ Shavit
- Jun 5
Astrophysicists discover the faintest galaxy ever seen in the early universe
The small, distant galaxy JD1 is typical of the kind that burned through hydrogen left over from the Big Bang.
JJ Shavit
- May 20
Our universe has an antiuniverse twin, new research suggests
Physicists in Canada propose that our universe could be a reflection of an antimatter universe that existed before the Big Bang.
JJ Shavit
- May 15
Breakthrough new theories on the origins of life in the universe discovered
The precise mechanisms and processes that led to the emergence of life on Earth and elsewhere in the universe remain largely unknown.
JJ Shavit
- Apr 20
Groundbreaking research suggests that our universe has an antiuniverse twin
Physicists in Canada propose that our universe could be a reflection of an antimatter universe that existed before the Big Bang.
JJ Shavit
- Apr 9
Incredible new theories on the origins of life in the universe
The universe is a vast and complex entity, with billions of galaxies and trillions of stars in the obeservable universe.
JJ Shavit
- Mar 8
Scientists detect 8 alien signals coming from nearby stars
Researchers from the University of Toronto discovered eight extraterrestrial signals that seem to have the hallmarks of technology.
JJ Shavit
- Mar 5
Tantalizing new theories on the origins of life in the universe
The origins of life in the universe remain a mystery, but the evidence collected to date suggests that life may have emerged naturally.
JJ Shavit
- Feb 22
The universe looks surprisingly different when travelling faster than the speed of light
How would our world be viewed by observers moving faster than light in a vacuum? It would be clearly different from what we see every day.
JJ Shavit
- Jan 25
The universe looks very different when travelling faster than the speed of light
How would our world be viewed by observers moving faster than light in a vacuum? Such a picture would be clearly different.
JJ Shavit
- Jan 7
The human brain’s ability to perceive space expands like the universe
Experience suggests that we perceive distances linearly. However, the actual geometry of spatial representation in the brain is unknown.
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