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Twisted light from the beginning of time could reveal brand-new physics
By Mara Johnson-Groh last updated
A new study on the rotation of the universe's first light could suggest physicists need new rule-breaking subatomic particles
Mysterious 'kick' just after the Big Bang may have created dark matter
By Paul Sutter published
A mysterious "kick" in the early universe may have produced more matter than antimatter. And that imbalance may have also led to the creation of dark matter, researchers now say.
Astronomers reevaluate the age of the universe
By Chelsea Gohd published
Scientists have taken a fresh look at the observable (expanding) universe and have estimated that it is 13.77 billion years old (plus or minus 40 million years).
Dark matter hunter who found unexpected, giant 'Fermi bubbles' wins $100,000 physics prize
By Rafi Letzter published
Tracy Slatyer, known for hunting dark matter in our galaxy and discovering evidence of an ancient Milky Way explosion, has won a $100,000 prize funded by tech billionaires.
Astronomers discover South Pole Wall, a gigantic structure stretching 1.4 billion light-years across
By Adam Mann published
Strands in the intergalactic web
What's the most amazing thing about the universe?
By Paul Sutter published
A few scant equations can explain a variety of phenomena in our universe, over vast gulfs of space and time. Here's a taste of just how powerful modern physics can be.
Physicist Stephen Wolfram thinks he's on to a theory of everything, and wants help simulating the universe
By Tyler Wilde published
Could the structure of the universe emerge from the repetition of a simple rule?
A huge cloud of invisible particles seems to be missing from the Milky Way
By Rafi Letzter published
A key signal for a certain kind of dark matter failed to turn up in a search throughout the Milky Way. Now scientists are disagreeing about what that means.
Astronomers test string theory using NASA's Chandra X-ray space telescope
By Samantha Mathewson published
Astronomers have probed the Perseus galaxy cluster in search of an as-yet undetected particle that would help support string theory.
The universe may have been filled with supermassive black holes at the dawn of time
By Rafi Letzter published
As the universe cooled in the era after the Big Bang, a supermassive black hole had already formed in the center of a galaxy, forming a giant engine of energy we can still see today.
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