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Cosmic perspective

Through nine questions, from the merely intriguing to the existential and utterly bonkers, this special feature confronts the staggering vastness of the cosmos and our place in it.
The 'impossible' particle hinting at the universe's biggest secrets

Physics

The 'impossible' particle hinting at the universe's biggest secrets

Neutrinos have always been hard to explain – and now the detection of one so energetic it shouldn't exist may help illuminate the strangest corners of the cosmos

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Technology

Cosmic rays can help synchronise the global financial system

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This image from ESO?s VISTA telescope captures a celestial landscape of vast, glowing clouds of gas and tendrils of dust surrounding hot young stars. This infrared view reveals the stellar nursery known as NGC 6357 in a new light. It was taken as part of the VISTA Variables in the V?a L?ctea (VVV) survey, which is currently scanning the Milky Way in a bid to map our galaxy?s structure and explain how it formed.

Physics

Why this is a golden age for life to thrive across the universe

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MAZATLAN, MEXICO - APRIL 08: A man prepares his telescope to see the eclipse on April 08, 2024 in Mazatlan, Mexico. Millions of people have flocked to areas across North America that are in the

Physics

Is it possible to fully understand the universe while living in it?

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Space

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

Space

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

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Space

Why our location in the Milky Way is perfect for finding alien life

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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.

Space

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

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Are space and time illusions? The answer could lie in black holes

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Are space and time illusions? The answer could lie in black holes

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Physics

The universe is built a lot like a giant brain – so is it conscious?

Research has found the universe is remarkably similar in structure to the human brain. But does this mean the cosmos has a consciousness of its own?

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Physics

We are closer than ever to finally proving the multiverse exists

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Technology

Quantum computers are constantly hampered by cosmic rays

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Space

Mysterious black hole jets may be the source of powerful cosmic rays

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Physics

A mysterious, incredibly energetic cosmic ray has smashed into Earth

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