Cosmology
- Science & Society
Replacing paradigms requires open minds
Cosmological crises require creativity, but science enforces conformity.
- Cosmology
Dark energy search gets murkier
Supernova measurements muddle scientists’ efforts to explain universe’s accelerating expansion.
- Cosmology
Candidates for dark matter particles bite the dust
Most sensitive experiment yet determines that earlier findings were just artifacts.
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- Cosmology
Huge Galactic Explosion
An excerpt from the October 5, 1963, issue of Science News Letter.
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- Cosmology
Gold seen in neutron star collision debris
Material ejected in gamma-ray bursts may be a main source of the heavy elements.
- Cosmology
Dark matter detector reports hints of WIMPs
Experiment hundreds of meters underground detects three candidate signs of dark matter, though physicists are cautious about the finding.
- Physics
Universe is a teeny bit older than thought
Planck satellite reveals information from just after the Big Bang, largely confirming scientists' theories.
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- Cosmology
Inflation on Trial
Generally regarded as one of the most successful theories about the early universe, inflationary cosmology is not exactly under attack. But a few scientists are questioning whether it deserves its reputation as completely untouchable.
- Astronomy
New data support Einstein on accelerating universe
New measurements of distant galaxies support Einstein’s cosmological constant as the explanation for the universe’s accelerating expansion.
