We may never know – and the universe may not even have an edge. But here’s what we do know.
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One hundred years ago, one star changed our view of the universe, proving that the Andromeda “nebula” was a galaxy like our Milky Way.
The universe is expanding faster than physicists would expect. To figure out what processes underlie this fast expansion rate, some researchers are first trying to rule out what processes can’t.
A year on since the historic launch of the most powerful infrared telescope in human history, we admire and explore some of the best images it delivered in 2022.
Hypervelocity stars were discovered only 15 years ago and are the closest things in existence to real shooting stars. They travel at millions of miles per hour, so fast that they can escape from galaxies.
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Academic Faculty in Physics & Astronomy, Georgia State University
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ARC Laureate Fellow & Distinguished Professor, Centre for Astrophysics & Supercomputing, Swinburne University of Technology
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Astrophysics, Swinburne University of Technology
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Postdoctoral Scholar in Physics, University of California, Merced
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Professor of Astronomy, Mathematics, and Physics, Athabasca University
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Lecturer, Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing, Swinburne University of Technology
