The answer: There are approximately 2,000,000,000,000 galaxies in the universe – that’s 2 trillion. Astronomers don’t know ...

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Researchers have used machine learning to dramatically speed up the processing time when simulating galaxy evolution coupled with supernova explosion. This approach could help us understand the ...

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A new quantum recipe for black holes could be the first step toward a theory of "quantum gravity", the "holy grail" of ...

Rubin’s completion converged with technological advancements that are poised to spread the data it produces far and wide to ...

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Andromeda never looked as good as it does in a new image from the Chandra X-ray observatory and a range of powerful ...

A new generation of black hole research is unfolding thanks to artificial intelligence, massive simulations, and cutting-edge ...

A microquasar belonging to our Milky Way galaxy has set records by generating cosmic rays with energy levels never before ...

New evidence suggests the universe might not behave as expected, raising questions about the costs of being wrong.

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