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Simulating Galaxy Formation in Mesmerizing Detail for Clues to the Universe

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Simulating Galaxy Formation in Mesmerizing Detail for Clues to the Universe

“In astrophysics, we have only this one universe which we can observe,” Mark Vogelsberger, an MIT physics professor, says. “With a computer, we can create different universes, which we can…

13 November 2021 · 6 min read

MIT Scientists Zero In on the Origins of Earth’s “Single Most Important Evolutionary Innovation”

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MIT Scientists Zero In on the Origins of Earth’s “Single Most Important Evolutionary Innovation”

A new study shows oxygenic photosynthesis likely evolved between 3.4 and 2.9 billion years ago. Some time in Earth’s early history, the planet took a turn toward habitability when a…

1 October 2021 · 6 min read

Global Cancer Risk From Burning Organic Matter Comes From Unregulated Chemicals

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Global Cancer Risk From Burning Organic Matter Comes From Unregulated Chemicals

27 September 2021 · 6 min read

Red vs. Blue: Astronomers Nail Down the Origins of Rare Loner Dwarf Galaxies

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Red vs. Blue: Astronomers Nail Down the Origins of Rare Loner Dwarf Galaxies

In this image, the fall of a blue ultra-diffuse galaxy into a galaxy system and its subsequent ejection as a red ultra-diffuse galaxy, is depicted. Credit: MIT The results provide…

12 September 2021 · 6 min read

Hawking’s Black Hole Theorem Confirmed Observationally for the First Time

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Hawking’s Black Hole Theorem Confirmed Observationally for the First Time

An artist’s impression of two black holes about to collide and merge. Study offers evidence, based on gravitational waves, to show that the total area of a black hole’s event…

18 July 2021 · 6 min read