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Conceptual diagram of this study. Signals from supernovae (close-up lower right), quasars (close-up middle left), and gamma-ray bursts (close-up top center) reach Earth in the Milky Way galaxy (background), where we can use them to measure cosmological parameters. Credit: NAOJ

Rewriting the past and future of the universe - new research sheds light on the fate of our cosmos

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New research has improved the accuracy of the parameters that control the expansion of the universe. More precise parameters will help astronomers determine how the universe grew to its current state, and how it will evolve in the future.

The beginning of the universe in the eyes of science

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A special article in honor of Hebrew new year summarizing the creation of the world through the lens of science
A massive magnetic helium star, on its way to becoming a magnetizer. Figure: ESO

A new type of star has been discovered: a massive magnetic helium star

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Astronomers at the European Southern Observatory discovered that the star HD 45166 is a neutron star about to become a megastar
A star exploding is a dramatic event, but the debris the star leaves behind can be even more dramatic. A new mid-infrared image from the James Webb Space Telescope provides one stunning example. It shows the remains of the supernova Cassiopeia A (Cas A), created by a stellar explosion 340 years ago. The image shows bright colors and complex structures. Cas A is the youngest known remnant of a massive exploding star in our galaxy, offering astronomers an opportunity to understand the star's death process. Image credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, D. Milisavljevic (Purdue University), T. Temim (Princeton University), I. De Looze (UGent), J. DePasquale (STScI)

Let's see how Cassiopeia is doing: Webb reveals new details on the Cassiopeia A supernova

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Webb recorded what remained after the death of a star only 11 thousand light years away from us. It is a relatively new supernova - only 350 years old
Gravitational waves are created by a pair of stars turning into black holes. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Gravitational waves light up the universe

Gravitational wave analysis hints at the way black hole pairs are formed

Another step towards quantum gravity

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Physicist Hikida from the University of Tokyo and his colleagues developed the dual model for Einstein's theory of gravity in three-dimensional de Sitter space. This is a significant step towards a model that will faithfully describe nature, i.e. the physics of quantum gravity under an expanding universe with a positive cosmological constant.
Multiverse - parallel universes. From Wikipedia

What is the Hemolyteverse?

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Following the new Marvel movie "Doctor Strange in the Dimensions of Madness" which takes place in the Multiverse, I decided to break down in a short article the meaning of parallel universes and the reasons to believe in their existence. In my opinion, science surpasses any imagination, including Marvel's imagination.
Imaging of the quasar J1342+0928, the active galactic halo that contains at its center a supermassive black hole, with a mass 800 million times that of our Sun, that is gobbling up a lot of material from a hot disk surrounding it. Source: Robin Dienel/Carnegie Institution for Science.

The most distant supermassive black hole to date has been discovered

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A diagram of the evolution and expansion of the universe, with cosmic inflation visible at its very beginning. Is the theory of cosmic inflation, which tries to explain the properties of our universe, wrong? Source: r NASA/WMAP Science Team.

Cosmic controversy

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The dark energy puzzle, the mystery of why the expansion of the universe is accelerating, is a tough nut to crack. Photo: NASA and A. Riess (STScI), CC BY.

The dark energy puzzle

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A diagram of the evolution and expansion of the universe, with cosmic inflation visible at its very beginning. Is the theory of cosmic inflation, which tries to explain the properties of our universe, wrong? Source: r NASA/WMAP Science Team.

The theory of cosmic inflation is in trouble

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Laniakia supercluster. Source: R. Brent Tully et al, The Laniakea supercluster of galaxies, Nature 513, 2014.

Laniakia: Our exact address in the universe

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Prof. Stephen Hawking in a plane that allows training in zero gravity conditions. Photo: NASA

The (elusive) theory of everything / Stephen Hawking and Leonard Malodino

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supernova From Wikipedia

Astronomy - The Big Bang Theory

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The galaxy cluster SXDF-XCLJ0218-0510 which is 9.6 billion light years away from us. The most distant cluster known as of May 2010. Image: Max Planck Institute for Physics

The most distant galaxy cluster has been discovered

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The cover of Mi'zio Kaku's book The Physics of the Impossible. Aryeh Nir Publishing House 2010

The introductory chapter to Professor Michio Kaku's book - The Physics of the Impossible

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Super trends in science research in the 21st century: towards the end of the first decade

Watch the formation of the universe through microwaves

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The universe does not expand uniformly

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Before the Big Bang - the Great Disappointment

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Will cosmic cubs swallow our universe?

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