Josiah FirthThere’s a New Theory About Where Dark Matter Is HidingWIRED - Steve NadisAn idea derived from string theory suggests that dark matter is hidden in an as-yet-unseen extra dimension. Scientists are racing to test the theory …
Josiah FirthOur universe is merging with 'baby universes', causing it to expand, new theoretical study suggestsLive Science - By Andrey FeldmanThe universe is expanding faster and faster, but not all scientists agree that dark energy is the cause. Perhaps, instead, our universe keeps …
Josiah FirthScientists Are About to Chart a Course Through the Fabric of Space-Timeverified_publisherPopular Mechanics - Darren OrfThe LISA mission will use precision lasers over millions of kilometers to unveil the echoes of black hole mergers. As part of his General Theory of Relativity, Albert Einstein predicted that the acceleration of any object with mass—anything from humans to supernovas to merging supermassive black …
Josiah FirthMagnetars Are Even More Hardcore Than We Thoughtverified_publisherPopular Mechanics - Darren OrfA new study suggests that these highly magnetized neutron stars can form “blades” of plasma that essentially cut the star in half. Magnetars are some of the most menacing celestial objects in the universe. Containing some of the most intense magnetic fields ever measured, these hyper-dense balls of …
Josiah FirthNew 'galactic atlas' offers stunning details of 400,000 galaxies near the Milky Wayspace.com - By Robert LeaThe Siena Galaxy Atlas is a treasure trove of information for scientists studying the structure of the universe — and, it's free for the public to …
Josiah FirthThe Plot of All Objects in the Universekottke.org - Jason KottkeYou just have to admire a chart that casually purports to show every single thing in the Universe in one simple 2D plot. The chart in question is …