Dark energy is one of the biggest mysteries in all the Universe. Is there any way to avoid “having to live with it?”
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There’s an extra source of massive “stuff” in our Universe beyond what gravitation and normal matter can explain. Could light be the answer?
Nobel Laureate Roger Penrose, famed for his work on black holes, claims we’ve seen evidence from a prior Universe. Only, we haven’t.
If our Universe were born a little differently, there wouldn’t have been any planets, stars, galaxies, or chemically interesting reactions.
The Universe is expanding, and the Hubble constant tells us how fast. But how can it be a constant if the expansion is accelerating?
Your expectations form the way you experience the world.
The whole isn’t greater than the sum of its parts; that’s a flaw in our thinking. Non-reductionism requires magic, not merely science.
Finding out how the Universe grew up was the biggest science goal of JWST. This ultra-early proto-galaxy cluster is one amazing discovery.
Confronting your “absolute stupidity” is a sign you’re on course to learning something new and wonderful.
DESI has allowed astronomers to create an unprecedented 3D map of the Universe representing 20% of the entire sky.
In some organizations “founder mode” can become synonymous with over-reliance. Here’s how to avoid the pitfalls of “apparent irreplaceability.”
What kind of object will you form? What will its fate be? How long will a star live? Almost everything is determined by mass alone.
It will be immensely difficult for the Bitcoin and Ethereum blockchains to protect their competitive edge if they do not pursue a radical change.
Up until 2002, we thought that the heaviest stable element was bismuth: #83 on the periodic table. That’s absolutely no longer the case.
Back in the 1930s, Fritz Zwicky postulated the existence of dark matter. No one took it seriously until Vera Rubin’s work: 40 years later.
No matter what physical system we consider, nature always obeys the same fundamental laws. Must it be this way, and if so, why?
Evolution repeatedly hit upon this solution simply because it works.
This biochemist is determined to create a new life form by reversing the shape of molecules.
Ketamine’s remarkable effect bolsters a new theory of mental illness.
“I hope we take a mindset where we are willing to look for weird life in weird places.”
Once activated, the CRISPR-Cas12a2 system goes on a rampage, chopping up DNA and RNA indiscriminately, causing cell death.
“Fasting…should not be demonized for simply suggesting that we take a break from eating once in a while.”
The Universe didn’t begin with a bang, but with an inflationary “whoosh” that came before. Here are the biggest questions that still remain.
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The problem for galactic-scale civilizations comes down to two numbers.
It was barely a century ago that we thought the Milky Way encompassed the entirety of the Universe. Now? We’re not even a special galaxy.
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Stanford psychologist Jamil Zaki discusses the dangers of cynicism and how skepticism can invigorate our relationships and communities.
Stars are born, live, and die within the spiral arms of galaxies like the Milky Way. These 19 JWST spirals deliver unprecedented riches.