Machine Learning Could Solve Riddles of Galaxy Formation
New technique cuts down computing times from thousands of computing hours to mere minutes
cosmic history
Physicists Measure Force that Makes Antimatter Stick Together
First ever measurement of antiproton interactions that make possible the existence of antimatter nuclei
First Neutrino Sightings by MicroBooNE
International collaboration, including SLAC scientists, begins detailed studies of mysterious particles with new experiment
Researchers Model Birth of Universe in One of Largest Cosmological Simulations Ever Run
Simulation modeled the evolution of the universe from just 50 million years after the Big Bang to the present day
Astrophysicists Produce the First Age Map of the Halo of the Milky Way
The information can be used to tell us the assembly history of our galaxy
Study Casts Doubt on Mammoth-killing Cosmic Impact
Rock soil droplets formed by heating most likely came from Stone Age house fires and not from a disastrous cosmic impact 12,900 years ago, according to new research from the University of California, Davis. The study, of soil from Syria, is the latest to discredit the controversial theory that a cosmic impact triggered the Younger Dryas cold period.
New Evidence from Space Supports Stanford Physicist's Theory of How Universe Began
The detection of gravitational waves by the BICEP2 experiment at the South Pole supports the cosmic inflation theory of how the universe came to be. The discovery, made in part by Stanford University Assistant Professor Chao-Lin Kuo, supports the theoretical work of Stanford's Andrei Linde.
BOSS Quasars Unveil a New Era in the Expansion History of the Universe
Berkeley Lab scientists and their Sloan Digital Sky Survey colleagues use quasars to probe dark energy over 10 billion years in the past.