A team of researchers recently pioneered the world’s first AI universe simulator. It’s fast; it’s accurate; and its creators are baffled by its ability to understand things about the cosmos that it shouldn’t. Scientists have used computer simulations to try and digitally reverse-engineer the origin and evolution of our universe for decades. The best traditional …
In a rare feat, astronomers have pinpointed the place of origin of a fast radio burst, with a surprising outcome.
Source: www.caltech.edu/about/news/fast-radio-burst-pinpointed-distant-galaxy
To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the historical experiment which verified Einstein’s theory of General Relativity, a team of astronomers will measure again the deflection of starlight in the vicinity of the Sun’s gravitational field during the July 2 2019 total solar eclipse in Chile !
Researchers are designing nimble new experiments to look for dark matter in previously unexplored ranges of particle mass and energy.
Source: newscenter.lbl.gov/2019/06/10/small-dark-matter-experiments-broaden-hunt/
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There’s a lot of stuff here on Earth. Then again, everything is relative. In the grandest of the grand scheme of things — like, a universe-wide scheme — …
Astronomers have found dozens of surprisingly massive black holes far from the centers of their host dwarf galaxies.
Source: www.sciencenews.org/article/big-black-holes-can-settle-outskirts-small-galaxies
An ambitious new study using NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope shows that ancient galaxies were brighter than scientists anticipated and that their light may have changed the universe.
New measurements from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope confirm that the universe is expanding about 9 percent faster than expected based on its trajectory seen shortly after the Big Bang, astronomers say.
Source: www.astrowatch.net/2019/04/the-mystery-of-how-fast-our-universe-is.html?m=1
First we saw black hole mergers. Then we saw two neutron stars collide. Now LIGO’s gearing up to reveal the secrets of the universe’s birth.
Source: www.cnet.com/news/gravitational-wave-detectors-upgraded-to-hunt-for-extreme-cosmic-events/’
Apparently our galaxy really likes to boogie. It has, on several occasions, enjoyed a Monster Mash; now it’s been caught doing the Twist. A new study has revealed that the Milky Way isn’t a nice, neat, flat disc – it’s seriously warped around the edg
Source: www.sciencealert.com/the-milky-way-s-disc-is-all-warped-and-twisted
ESO’s exquisitely sensitive GRAVITY instrument has added further evidence to the long-standing assumption that a supermassive black hole lurks in the centre of the Milky Way. New observations show clumps of gas swirling around at about 30% of the speed of light on a circular orbit just outside its event horizon — the first time material has been observed orbiting close to the point of no return, and the most detailed observations yet of material orbiting this close to a black hole.
Radio astronomers are increasingly using convolutional neural networks to sift through massive amounts of data
Last year’s mysterious outburst of deep-space light flashes was even more frenzied than previously thought, a new study reports.
Source: www.space.com/41775-breakthrough-listen-fast-radio-bursts.html
Astronomers are now able to detect a host of signals streaming through the universe. This newfound ability is like gaining new senses and it’s opening the door to understanding the cosmos.
Source: theconversation.com/new-era-of-astronomy-uncovers-clues-about-the-cosmos-100155
