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The Dark Energy Survey attempts to chart the force behind the universe’s accelerating expansion.
The Dark Energy Survey’s final results narrow the mystery of dark energy, offering sharper questions and new tools for future cosmic exploration.
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A new CRASH Clock metric shows how fast a major satellite collision could occur if maneuvers suddenly stopped.
SpaceResearchers believe a satellite crash could happen in 5.5 daysJoseph Shavit
Containing nearly 800,000 galaxies, this image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is overlaid with a map of dark matter, represented in blue. Researchers used Webb data to find the invisible substance via its gravitational influence on regular matter.
SpaceAstronomers produce the sharpest map of dark matter in the UniverseJoseph Shavit
This image of the Helix Nebula from the Visible and Infrared Telescope for Astronomy (left) shows the full view of the planetary nebula, with a box highlighting the smaller field of view from the James Webb Space Telescope’s NIRCam (right).
SpaceThe Eye of Sauron: Helix Nebula Reveals How Sun-like Stars DieJoshua Shavit
This artist’s illustration depicts a large disk of planetary debris, surrounded by a thick cloud of dust and gas, as it passes in front of a star.
SpaceSun-like star’s nine-month eclipse exposes a violent planetary pastJoseph Shavit
Scientists show earthquake sensors can track falling space debris in real time, improving safety and recovery efforts.
SpaceScientists turn earthquake sensors into dangerous space debris trackersJoseph Shavit
Maynooth University simulations show rare feeding bursts let early light-seed black holes grow into cosmic giants.
SpaceComputer models reveal how early black holes grew so quickly after the Big BangMac Oliveau
SpaceExtraterrestrial life may exist on many more worlds than previously thoughtJoseph Shavit
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s 2024 NIRCam image shows protostar EC 53 circled.
SpaceJWST solves a longstanding cosmic mystery about comet crystalsJoshua Shavit
Deep layers of molten rock inside some super-earths could generate powerful magnetic fields—potentially stronger than Earth’s—and help shield these exoplanets from harmful radiation.
SpaceDeep magma oceans generate magnetic fields to protect planets and support lifeJoseph Shavit
In the background, Associate Professor Sergio Ioppolo (left) and Postdoc Alfred Thomas Hopkinson (right) discussing experimental plans. In the foreground, two ultra-high vacuum chambers used to investigate reactions under interstellar medium conditions.
SpaceComplex building blocks of life form spontaneously in space, study findsJoseph Shavit
Gigantic storms swirl across the surface of Jupiter. These storms have made it impossible to see what lies beneath—but a new simulation led by a UChicago scientist adds new depth to our understanding.
SpaceResearchers find Jupiter holds 1.5x more oxygen than the SunJoshua Shavit
Orbiter images reveal delta-like deposits in Valles Marineris, pointing to a vast ancient Martian ocean about 3 billion years ago.
SpaceHidden Martian deltas point to an ancient ocean covering half of MarsJoseph Shavit
KAIST researchers use laser frequency combs to synchronize radio telescopes, improving black hole imaging and VLBI precision.
SpaceLaser Breakthrough Sharpens Radio Telescope Views of Black HolesJoseph Shavit
500m Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope located in Guizhou Province, China
SpaceAstronomers discover the binary origin of fast radio burstsJoshua Shavit
Einstein–Rosen bridges are not wormholes but quantum links between opposite directions of time, offering new insight into black holes and the universe’s origin.
SpaceEinstein–Rosen bridges are not wormholes but quantum links between opposite directions of timeJoseph Shavit
A composite RGB image of the Ring Nebula (also known as Messier 57 and NGC 6720) constructed from four WEAVE/LIFU emission-line images.
SpaceStrange iron ‘bar’ discovered inside the Ring NebulaJoseph Shavit