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OSU astrophysicist helps make Wile E. Coyote observation, confirming theory of how solar flares are created
An international collaboration that includes an Oregon State University astrophysicist has identified a phenomenon, likened ...
Mission to study the ‘dark side’ of the universe just revealed the first piece of unprecedented map
The European Space Agency’s Euclid telescope aims to create the largest 3D map of the universe in the next six years. The ...
Did the early cosmos balloon in size? A mirror universe going backwards in time may be a simpler explanation
We live in a golden age for learning about the universe. Our most powerful telescopes have revealed that the cosmos is ...
Science News2d
A near-Earth asteroid offers clues to one dark matter theory
Data from the OSIRIS-REx mission to Bennu place a ceiling on the strength of a hypothetical fifth force that could explain dark matter’s origins.
Was Homer Simpson right? Why we might have a donut-shaped universe
More than 20 years ago, 'The Simpsons' offered a possible explanation for the shape of the universe thanks to a peculiar ...
New Scientist2d
Instant Expert: General relativity
In our introduction to general relativity, we explain how this theory developed, plus how it explains the motion of the planets, the history and expansion of the universe and the physics of black ...
‘Cosmic inflation’: did the early cosmos balloon in size? A mirror universe going backwards in time may be a simpler explanation
Our most powerful telescopes have revealed that the cosmos is surprisingly simple on the largest visible scales. Likewise, ...
Scientific American3d
The Founder of Cosmic Inflation Theory on Cosmology's Next Big Ideas
Physicist Alan Guth, the father of cosmic inflation theory, describes emerging ideas about where our universe comes from, ...