Subtle inflaton interactions may reshape our understanding of cosmic inflation, altering predictions about dark matter, black holes, and gravitational waves.
Space
Solar panels made of lunar dust could power a future Moon base
Making solar panels on the Moon could be the solution to reliably providing energy to lunar settlements.
New machine learning tool could transform how we study neutron star mergers
A new machine learning algorithm that can rapidly pinpoint the location of a neutron star merger using gravitational wave signals alone.
A new type of dark matter could explain mysterious radiation from the Milky Way’s core
Dark matter could be composed of much lighter particles, with masses roughly ten times smaller than that of a proton.
Water may have formed shortly after the Big Bang
Computer simulations show that water likely appeared in the Universe much earlier than previously thought.
New calculation sheds light on the structure of neutron stars
Scientists figure out how different factors, like temperature, density, and pressure, relate to each other in the matter inside neutron stars.
XRISM solves star formation mystery in galaxy clusters
New high-resolution X-ray data reveal that turbulent gas motion, not just black hole activity, prevents star formation in cluster cores.
Researchers replicate gravitational lensing in the lab
Lenses help researchers mimic the way massive cosmic objects bend light—bringing the elusive effects of gravitational lensing to Earth.
Gas filaments could help explain how supermassive black holes get so big
New observations suggest elongated gas filaments that stretch into space may be feeding supermassive black holes.
A theory of frozen stars challenges our understanding of black holes
Linking string theory with observations, frozen stars shed new light on black holes and the clash between quantum mechanics and relativity.
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