Black holes may be the source of mysterious dark energy that makes up most of the universe

Astronomers have found that mysterious dark energy may originate in black holes.

Dave Clements, Reader in Astrophysics, Imperial College London • conversation
Feb. 15, 2023 ~8 min

Webb telescope reaches new milestone in its search for distant galaxies

New findings confirm that JWST has surpassed the Hubble telescope in its ability to observe the early Universe

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Dec. 9, 2022 ~6 min


How to test if we're living in a computer simulation

There may be ways to check if our universe is just simulated entertainment for an advanced, alien species.

Melvin M. Vopson, Senior Lecturer in Physics, University of Portsmouth • conversation
Nov. 21, 2022 ~8 min

We tested Einstein's theory of gravity on the scale of the universe – here's what we found

The theory of gravity may need to be altered.

Levon Pogosian, Professor of Physics, Simon Fraser University • conversation
Nov. 10, 2022 ~8 min

Can cosmic inflation be ruled out?

Astrophysicists say that cosmic inflation – a point in the Universe’s infancy when space-time expanded exponentially, and what physicists really refer to when

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Nov. 3, 2022 ~6 min

Slow spin of early galaxy observed for the first time

One of the most distant known galaxies, observed in the very earliest years of the Universe, appears to be rotating at less than a quarter of the speed of the

Cambridge University News • cambridge
July 1, 2022 ~5 min

Dark matter: should we be so sure it exists? Here's how philosophy can help

There’s a perfectly good alternative to dark matter, but most scientists aren’t keen on the idea.

Antonis Antoniou, PhD candidate in Philosophy of Science, University of Bristol • conversation
June 6, 2022 ~8 min

Curious Kids: how likely is it that there are parallel universes and other Earths?

Scientists have come up with a number of theories about the multiverse.

Brianna Smart, Research Associate in the Department of Physics, Astronomy and Mathematics, University of Hertfordshire • conversation
April 6, 2022 ~6 min


Supermassive black holes put a brake on stellar births

Black holes with masses equivalent to millions of suns do put a brake on the birth of new stars, say astronomers. Using machine learning and three

Cambridge University News • cambridge
March 21, 2022 ~3 min

Hawking Centre for Theoretical Cosmology named Intel oneAPI Center of Excellence

The Stephen Hawking Centre for Theoretical Cosmology (Hawking CTC) at the University of Cambridge is expanding its Intel Graphics and Visualization Institute

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Oct. 26, 2021 ~3 min

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