Researchers at CERN’s ALICE experiment and the Niels Bohr Institute have successfully produced quark-gluon plasma by colliding oxygen-16 and neon-20 nuclei, marking a major advance in understanding primordial matter. According to Associate Professor You Zhou, who led the study published in Physical Review Letters, this achievement pushes the boundary of how small atomic nuclei can … Read more
Scientists plan to launch a suitcase-sized satellite called CosmoCube into lunar orbit to detect faint 21cm radio signals from the universe’s cosmic dark ages. Backed by the UK Space Agency, the roughly £50m mission aims to bypass Earth’s atmospheric interference by utilizing the radio-silent far side of the moon. Researchers are preparing to peer into … Read more
According to general relativity framework observations, Albert Einstein introduced a cosmological constant in 1917 to counterbalance gravity and preserve a static universe model, a parameter later revived by astronomers in 1998 to explain the accelerating expansion of the cosmos driven by dark energy. General relativity originally described a dynamic cosmos expanding or contracting, yet prevailing … Read more
Astronomers have detected cold molecular gas in REBELS-25, a massive star-forming galaxy observed just a few hundred million years after the Big Bang. Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) and the Very Large Array (VLA), researchers identified a massive gas reservoir, marking the highest-redshift detection of a low-J CO transition to date. This discovery … Read more
BIGBANG’s 20th Anniversary World Tour: What Fans Need to Know About K-Pop’s Biggest Return in 9 Years BIGBANG will headline a 31-show stadium tour in 2026, marking their first global return since 2017 and a landmark moment for K-pop’s legacy act. With G-Dragon, Taeyang, and Daesung reuniting for a setlist spanning 18 years of hits, … Read more
The New Frontier: How China is Redefining Global Astronomy For decades, the thin, dry air of Hawaii’s Mauna Kea has been the gold standard for ground-based astronomical observation. We see a site synonymous with the discovery of distant galaxies and the mapping of our universe. However, the center of gravity in space exploration is shifting. … Read more
Wormholes Reimagined: Are We Living Inside a Cosmic Mirror? For decades, wormholes have captured the imagination as potential shortcuts across the universe, fueling science fiction dreams of interstellar travel. But, groundbreaking research led by Professor Enrique Gaztañaga at the University of Portsmouth is challenging this extremely notion. The new perspective suggests these Einstein-Rosen bridges aren’t … Read more
Rewinding the Cosmos: New Research Suggests a Wild Early Universe Understanding the universe’s infancy is a monumental challenge. Scientists rely on models to reconstruct the moments following the Big Bang, constantly refining theories as new data emerges. A recent study published in Physical Review D proposes a particularly intriguing model: the universe, within its first … Read more
Dark Matter’s Fiery Birth: Rewriting the Story of the Universe For decades, the prevailing theory held that dark matter – the invisible substance making up roughly 85% of the universe’s mass – was “cold,” meaning it moved slowly after the Big Bang. This slow pace was considered crucial for the formation of galaxies and the … Read more
Ripples in Time: How Gravitational Waves Might Rewrite the Story of the Universe An artist’s impression of the Big Bang. New research suggests gravitational waves might be the key to understanding the universe’s origins. Credit: Shutterstock For decades, the prevailing theory of the universe’s birth has been the rapid expansion known as inflation. But what … Read more