Who owns the universe?
With many countries, companies and individuals intensifying their space exploration programs, questions about rights, ownership and the feasibility of manned space missions are coming to the fore of public debate......»»
A new, thin-lensed telescope design could far surpass James Webb
A thinner, lighter, cheaper lens could be our way to study the Universe further. Enlarge / A light, cheap space telescope design would make it possible to put many individual units in space at once. (credit: Katie Yung, Daniel A.....»»
Elon Musk’s new AI company aims to ‘understand the universe’
In an apparent bid to take on the likes of OpenAI, Elon Musk has launched a new AI company that seeks to understand the true nature of the universe......»»
Elon Musk launches xAI startup to, naturally, understand the universe
Musk has hired some of the world's leading AI experts to work on his project, but is he actually capable of creating a truthful AI?.....»»
Musk announces new AI company that seeks to “understand the universe”
xAI will feature veterans from DeepMind, Google, Microsoft, and Tesla. Enlarge / Elon Musk speaks via video link at the opening ceremony of the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai on July 6, 2023. (credit:.....»»
Study reports melting curve of superionic ammonia under icy planetary interior conditions
Icy planets, such as Uranus (U) and Neptune (N), are found in both our solar system and other solar systems across the universe. Nonetheless, these planets, characterized by a thick atmosphere and a mantle made of volatile materials (e.g., hydrogen w.....»»
Probing the mysteries of neutron stars with a surprising earthly analog
Ultracold gases in the lab could help scientists better understand the universe. Enlarge / Spectral analysis indicates that silica is present in this supernova remnant, Cassiopeia A. (credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ O. Krause (Steward.....»»
After the launch of Euclid: "This is a big step toward understanding dark matter and dark energy"
What is it like to work on the fundamental questions about the universe? On July 1, the Euclid satellite launched successfully. This mission from the European Space Agency will take images of the sky to create the most detailed map of the universe ev.....»»
Webb detects most distant active supermassive black hole to date
It's a bonanza: The universe is absolutely teeming with black holes. Researchers have long known this, but less massive black holes that existed in the early universe were too dim to detect—that is until the James Webb Space Telescope began taking.....»»
Study finds luminous red galaxies gain mass and acquire fewer satellite galaxies with time
Lado Samushia, associate professor of physics in the College of Arts and Sciences, Kansas State University, is part of a collaboration studying the mysterious force behind the universe's accelerating expansion, referred to as dark energy......»»
Why does matter exist? Roundness of electrons may hold clues
In the first moments of our universe, countless numbers of protons, neutrons and electrons formed alongside their antimatter counterparts. As the universe expanded and cooled, almost all these matter and antimatter particles met and annihilated each.....»»
Valak returns in the first trailer for The Nun 2
The Conjuring universe continues this fall as the demonic Valak makes its presence known in the newly released trailer for The Nun 2......»»
Webb locates dust reservoirs in two supernovae
Supernovae, the explosive deaths of stars, are some of the universe's biggest bursts of energy and light. When they erupt, one supernova can shine even brighter than an entire galaxy......»»
Black hole ripples could help pin down expansion of universe
The echoes of light from jets launched from black holes offers a new way to pin down the distance to these exotic objects and to study a largely unobserved population in the center of the Galaxy. It could also even help determine the rate of expansio.....»»
Astronomers use dead stars to measure gravitational waves produced by ancient black holes
An international team of astronomers has detected a faint signal of gravitational waves reverberating through the universe. By using dead stars as a giant network of gravitational wave detectors, the collaboration—called NANOGrav—was able to meas.....»»
Quasar "clocks" show the universe was five times slower soon after the Big Bang
Scientists have for the first time observed the early universe running in extreme slow motion, unlocking one of the mysteries of Einstein's expanding universe. The research is published in Nature Astronomy......»»
Scientists have finally "heard" the chorus of gravitational waves that ripple through the universe
Scientists have observed for the first time the faint ripples caused by the motion of black holes that are gently stretching and squeezing everything in the universe......»»
Europe"s space telescope launches to target universe"s dark mysteries
Europe's Euclid space telescope blasted off Saturday on the first-ever mission aiming to shed light on two of the universe's greatest mysteries: dark energy and dark matter......»»
James Webb spots first starlight from ancient quasars in mind-blowing discovery
James Webb has managed to do some crazy things. Not only has it captured some amazing images of our universe, but it has also peered … The post James Webb spots first starlight from ancient quasars in mind-blowing discovery appeared first on BG.....»»
Astrophysicists propose a new way of measuring cosmic expansion: lensed gravitational waves
The universe is expanding; we've had evidence of that for about a century. But just how quickly celestial objects are receding from each other is still up for debate......»»
James Webb spots clues to the large-scale structure of the universe
If you look at the universe on a big enough scale, galaxies aren't randomly scattered. Instead, they form a structure known as the cosmic web......»»