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The laws of physics appear to follow a mysterious mathematical pattern

The symbols and mathematical operations used in the laws of physics follow a pattern that could reveal something fundamental about the universe

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The astrophysicist who may be about to discover how the universe began

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The astrophysicist who may be about to discover how the universe began

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Our reality seems to be compatible with a quantum multiverse

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Banana-shaped galaxies detected by JWST and simulations of how dark matter may have influenced their shape

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Banana-shaped galaxies are helping unpeel the mysteries of dark matter

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Why you should feel comforted, not scared, by the vastness of space

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This mind-blowing map shows Earth’s position within the vast universe

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This mind-blowing map shows Earth’s position within the vast universe

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https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2022/07/Stephan_s_Quintet_NIRCam_and_MIRI_imaging Stephan?s Quintet ? NIRCam and MIRI imaging An enormous mosaic of Stephan?s Quintet is the largest image to date from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope, covering about one-fifth of the Moon?s diameter. It contains over 150 million pixels and is constructed from almost 1,000 separate image files. The visual grouping of five galaxies was captured by Webb?s Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) and Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI). With its powerful, infrared vision and extremely high spatial resolution, Webb shows never-before-seen details in this galaxy group. Sparkling clusters of millions of young stars and starburst regions of fresh star birth grace the image. Sweeping tails of gas, dust and stars are being pulled from several of the galaxies due to gravitational interactions. Most dramatically, Webb?s MIRI instrument captures huge shock waves as one of the galaxies, NGC 7318B, smashes through the cluster. These regions surrounding the central pair of galaxies are shown in the colours red and gold. This composite NIRCam-MIRI image uses two of the three MIRI filters to best show and differentiate the hot dust and structure within the galaxy. MIRI sees a distinct difference in colour between the dust in the galaxies versus the shock waves between the interacting galaxies. The image processing specialists at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore opted to highlight that difference by giving MIRI data the distinct yellow and orange colours, in contrast to the blue and white colours assigned to stars at NIRCam?s wavelengths.

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How big is the universe? The shape of space-time could tell us

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How to wrap your mind around the real multiverse

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Stunning image reveals the intricate structure of supersonic plasma

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One of the biggest mysteries of cosmology may finally be solved

The expansion rate of the universe, measured by the Hubble constant, has been one of the most controversial numbers in cosmology for years, and we seem at last to be close to nailing it down

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The multiverse could be much, much bigger than we ever imagined

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Some of the greatest cosmic discoveries have come about by accident

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Is the human brain really the most complex object in the universe?

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In a new era of astronomy, we're feeling for vibrations in space-time

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