Gravitational Waves Could Solve a Cosmological Crisis Within Five Years — or Shake Physics to Its Core
We’re closing in on one of the most important numbers in the universe.
Popular Science
Topics: Black Holes Gravitational Waves Stars Universe
The Disks of Gas and Dust That Supposedly Form Planets Don’t Seem to Have the Goods
A new study finds that protoplanetary disks — the envelopes of dust and gas around young stars that give rise to planets — seem to contain orders of magnitude too little material to produce the planets.
Science
Topics: Exoplanets Stars
Long Evolution of the Universe
A new interview series.
Closer To Truth
Topics: Avi Loeb Cosmic Origins Galaxies Stars Universe
Harvard, MIT Scientists Propose New Method to Measure Universe’s Expansion
Scientists from Harvard and MIT could have the key to discovering how the universe began and whether it will continue expanding or eventually collapse.
The Boston Globe
Gravitational Waves Hold Key to Knowing How Fast the Universe Is Expanding
Two physicists propose using rare pairs of black holes and neutron stars to nail down a more precise Hubble constant.
Inverse
How Will Future Civilizations Survive the Accelerating Expansion of the Universe?
Without the ability to access new stars, civs would no longer be able to sustain themselves and expand. The accelerating expansion of the Universe, therefore, would eventually present an existential threat to highly technological intelligent life.
Gizmodo
Topics: Avi Loeb Dark Energy Galaxies Stars Universe
Are We Alone?
The hunt for clues in the universe to answer one of humanity’s biggest questions.
NOVA
Topics: Exoplanets Extraterrestrial Life Habitability Stars
Physicists in Earth’s Remotest Corners Race To Reproduce ‘Cosmic Dawn’ Signal
Teams rush to capture faint radiation from Universe’s first stars, while theorists seek to explain puzzling observations.
Nature
Topics: Cosmic Origins Dark Matter Stars Universe
Physicists in Earth’s Remotest Corners Race to Reproduce ‘Cosmic Dawn’ Signal
Whisper From the First Stars Sets Off Loud Dark Matter Debate
A surprise discovery announced a month ago suggested that the early universe looked very different than previously believed. Initial theories that the discrepancy was due to dark matter have come under fire.
Quanta Magazine
When Stars Were Born: Earliest Starlight’s Effects Are Detected
Using a telescope in Australia, astronomers say they have glimpsed farther back in time than the Hubble Telescope to see what was happening when the first stars were forming.
The New York Times
Stars Burning Strangely Make Life in the Multiverse More Likely
Supporters of the multiverse often cite a specific reaction in stars that seems tuned for life, making our universe improbable — but now there’s a new idea.
New Scientist
Topics: Extraterrestrial Life Multiverse Stars Universe
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