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Big Bang

Space

Half of the universe’s missing matter found

Amit Malewar

New measurements of the diffuse ionized hydrogen surrounding galaxies account for missing mass.

With its spiral arms and large star-forming disc
Space

The twin of the Milky Way galaxy found in the distant Universe

Amit Malewar

It offers important insights into how galaxies can form and evolve so rapidly in the early Universe.

The record galaxy is shown in the middle
Space

Webb finds that dead galaxies may also be present in the young Universe

Amit Malewar

Galaxies die earlier than expected.

Coma cluster
Space

The Universe seems to be expanding fast. Too fast, even

Amit Malewar

Raising questions about current cosmological models.

massive black hole
Space

Early universe’s monstruous black hole caught in a post-meal nap

Amit Malewar

Sleeping after eating!

matter-antimatter illustration
Physics

Shedding light on two pieces of the matter-antimatter puzzle

Amit Malewar

CP violation in decays of baryons and in decays of beauty hadrons into charmonium particles.

Galaxy cluster MACS J1423 (NIRCam image)
Space

James Webb Space Telescope Uncovers ‘Firefly Sparkle’

Editorial Team

James Webb Space Telescope Uncovers 'Firefly Sparkle': A Unique Early-Forming Galaxy Similar to Young Milky Way

Gravitational Wave Sky
Space

Most detailed maps of gravitational waves across the universe to date

Amit Malewar

New map of the universe reveal hidden black holes and cosmic structure.

three red monsters
Space

Three galactic ‘red monsters’ discovered in the early Universe

Amit Malewar

The formation of stars in the early Universe was far more efficient than previously thought.

Fastest-feeding Black Hole in the Early Universe
Space

Fastest-feeding black hole: Consuming matter at over 40 times its theoretical limit

Amit Malewar

A low-mass supermassive black hole.

Space

Electrons dance in neutron star explosions

Pranjal Malewar

New method of observation shows the creation of heavy elements.

Hubble Ultra Deep Field
Space

There are more black holes in the early universe than previously reported

Amit Malewar

The new result can help scientists understand how supermassive black holes were created.

'Pablo's galaxy'
Space

A black hole ‘starving’ its host galaxy to death

Amit Malewar

However, this galaxy is essentially ‘dead’.

Early dark energy
Space

Early dark energy could solve two of the biggest puzzles in cosmology

Amit Malewar

A mysterious force.

Galaxy planets digital art
Space

Astrophysicists harness AI to calculate the Universe’s ‘settings’ precisely

Amit Malewar

The results were a significant improvement over the values produced by previous methods.

Fantasy style galaxy background
Space

Study sheds light on the origin of low-frequency gravitational waves

Amit Malewar

A 'supercool' secret about the Big Bang.

primordial black hole
Space

Exotic black holes: A byproduct of dark matter

Amit Malewar

The universe may have sprouted microscopic black holes with enormous amounts of nuclear charge.

Artist's impression of this research
Space

A new theory to explain the origin of phosphorus

Amit Malewar

Astronomers proposed a new model based on oxygen-neon novae.

The glowing spiral of the Milky Way
Space

New models of the Big Bang show that the visible universe and invisible dark matter co-evolved

Amit Malewar

95% of the universe is dark, is invisible to the eye.

Gz9p3
Space

Scientists unprecedentedly detailed observations of one of the earliest known galaxies

Amit Malewar

Growth in the early Universe was much faster than first thought.

NGC 5468 — Cepheid host galaxy
Space

Webb and Hubble telescopes affirm the Universe’s expansion rate

Amit Malewar

Webb measurements shed new light on a decade-long mystery.

GN-z11 galaxy
Space

The oldest black hole ever observed

Amit Malewar

It is ‘eating’ its host galaxy to death.

PRIYA
Space

PRIYA: a new cosmological simulation model

Amit Malewar

Supercomputer enables illustration of large-scale structure of universe.

Artist’s impression of putting a small black hole at the centre of the Sun
Space

Astrophysical Chaos: What happens if you put a black hole into the Sun?

Amit Malewar

In a hypothetical scenario, small, primordial black holes could be captured by newly forming stars.

galaxy AzTECC71
Space

Ghostlike dusty galaxy reappears in Webb’s image

Amit Malewar

This thing is a real monster.

glowing light streak background
Physics

Scientists determine the thickness of neutron skin in lead-208 nuclei

Amit Malewar

This is the first measurement of the neutron skin of lead-208 using the strong force.

ceers-2112
Space

A galaxy like the Milky Way found in the early universe

Amit Malewar

The discovery is expected to change at least two aspects of astronomy.

Record-Breaking Black Hole
Space

NASA’s telescopes seen the most distant black hole yet

Amit Malewar

A record-breaking black hole.

deep galaxy a majestic star field glows abstractly generated by AI
Space

It’s theoretically possible for black holes to exist in perfectly balanced pairs

Amit Malewar

Black holes could come in ‘perfect pairs’ in an ever expanding Universe.

Artist conception of early starbursting galaxies. Stars and galaxies are shown in the bright white points of light
Space

Bursts of star formation explain mysterious brightness at cosmic dawn

Amit Malewar

Intense flashes of light, not mass, resolve the puzzle of impossible brightness.

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