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Exploring Spacetime Through Finsler Geometry

Sjors Heefer’s PhD research explores gravitational waves and spacetime using Finsler geometry, aiming to reconcile general relativity with quantum mechanics.…

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Gaia and GRAVITY Unmask Brown Dwarfs Lurking Near Bright Stars

A research team has identified brown dwarfs orbiting close to bright stars, an observation made possible by the Gaia satellite…

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Hunting for Primordial Black Holes With NASA’s Roman Space Telescope

Recent research explores the potential of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope to detect Earth-mass primordial black holes, a theoretical…

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Gravitational Waves Provide New Clues to the Composition of Dark Matter

Artist’s impression of a microlensing event caused by a black hole observed from Earth toward the Large Magellanic Cloud. The…

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What Lies Beneath the Sun’s Surface? Solar Physicists Uncover Hidden Depths of Supergranules

Artistic Impression of the Sun’s supergranules. Supergranules transport heat near the surface of the Sun and are approximately 3 times…

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Webb Telescope Reveals Stunning Stellar Jets in Serpens Nebula

In this image of the Serpens Nebula from the Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) on NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers found…

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Witness a “Once-in-a-Lifetime” Nova Explosion

A red giant star and white dwarf orbit each other in this animation of a nova similar to T Coronae…

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How IceCube’s Neutrino Hunt Is Rewriting Astrophysics

Recent discoveries at the IceCube Observatory confirm the detection of high-energy tau neutrinos, shedding light on neutrino flavor oscillation and…

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NASA’s Planet Hunter’s Rare Glimpse at Two Black Holes in a Faraway Galaxy

The black holes in orbit around each other. Both black holes have jets associated with them: the larger one with…

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Solar Physicists Uncover Surprising Shallow New Origins

Images of the sun over 10 years reveal how the star’s activity spikes and dips over time. Credit: The Yohkoh…

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