Cosmic Scale

Cosmic Scale

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The dark matter zooming past Earth isn't some smooth cloud; it’s a messy leftover scrap from ancient galaxy crashes.

Space & Astronomy arxiv | Mar 30

The whole universe might have performed a giant physics experiment on itself at the Big Bang, and the proof is written in the sky.

Space & Astronomy arxiv | Mar 30

Scientists figured out how to use high-powered lasers to create a literal fireball of matter and antimatter in a lab.

Physics arxiv | Mar 30

It looks like dark energy is actually getting stronger, which means it might eventually rip the entire universe to shreds.

Space & Astronomy arxiv | Mar 30

When giant black holes at the center of galaxies flare up, the whole galaxy actually looks like it's wobbling in the sky.

Space & Astronomy arxiv | Mar 30

The 'entry fee' to become a world leader in tech is getting so expensive that no new countries might ever be able to join the club.

Economics ssrn | Mar 30

A standard graphics card can now track the entire Starlink satellite network in less than four milliseconds.

AI & ML arxiv | Mar 31

Researchers have mapped out the physical limits of quantum teleportation, revealing how many particles can be 'beamed' before the signal collapses.

AI & ML arxiv | Mar 31

Physicists modeled how quantum matter behaves as the 'universe' it lives in is crushed into a point of infinite density.

Physics arxiv | Mar 31

Dead, spinning stars can be used as massive, naturally occurring radio antennas to catch ripples in the fabric of spacetime.

Space & Astronomy arxiv | Mar 31

A 'runaway demolition derby' of colliding stars in the early universe may explain the mystery of how massive galaxies formed so quickly after the Big Bang.

Space & Astronomy arxiv | Mar 31

New mathematical models suggest the existence of 'Mirror Stars'—cosmic objects that act like giant, perfectly reflecting spheres in space.

Space & Astronomy arxiv | Mar 31

A growing black hole develops a unique glowing ring that brightens and moves as it eats matter.

Space & Astronomy arxiv | Mar 31

A mathematical model of a simple moving mirror can perfectly mimic the way black holes leak radiation.

Space & Astronomy arxiv | Mar 31

Nearly half of all known 'Hot Jupiter' planets are on a one-way trip to being swallowed by their host stars.

Space & Astronomy arxiv | Mar 31

Astronomers have found massive stars forming in the "empty" outskirts of a galaxy, 100,000 light-years from its center.

Space & Astronomy arxiv | Mar 31

Dozens of massive warps in space-time were found hidden in plain sight because they were 'too bright' for AI to see.

Space & Astronomy arxiv | Mar 31

Astronomers have finally explained how 'impossible' black holes 100 times larger than their host galaxies existed at the dawn of time.

Space & Astronomy arxiv | Mar 31

General-purpose AI like ChatGPT has already become the world's largest mental health platform by accident.

Society & Education socarxiv | Mar 31

The ultra-wealthy have effectively shielded $1.76 trillion from taxes by living off loans taken against their stocks instead of selling them.

Economics ssrn | Mar 31

AI is generating new financial theories faster than the actual history of the world can prove them true.

Economics ssrn | Mar 31

Researchers have designed a new internet protocol specifically for a 10-node colony network spanning Earth, the Moon, and Mars.

AI & ML arxiv | Apr 1

A fundamental model used to describe the subatomic building blocks of the universe only works mathematically if there are exactly 13 dimensions.

Physics arxiv | Apr 1

Massive orbiting AI data centers could soon appear in the sky 100 times brighter than the brightest stars.

Space & Astronomy arxiv | Apr 1

A single record-breaking particle detected in the Mediterranean Sea has allowed scientists to probe physics at energies higher than the Large Hadron Collider.

Physics arxiv | Apr 1

The existence of all matter in the universe might be the result of tiny black holes exploding shortly after the Big Bang.

Physics arxiv | Apr 1

Some galaxies possess 'mufflers' that can completely swallow the energy of an exploding star.

Space & Astronomy arxiv | Apr 1

The massive swarm of commercial satellites being launched into orbit might accidentally solve global warming by casting a 'shadow' over the Earth.

Physics arxiv | Apr 1

Astronomers claim the universe has a mysterious mathematical preference for prime numbers when forming galaxy clusters.

Space & Astronomy arxiv | Apr 1

The Milky Way is evolving so quickly that its core properties are changing within a single human lifetime.

Space & Astronomy arxiv | Apr 1

New simulations show that the fabric of space-time can become turbulent, churning and swirling exactly like a chaotic liquid.

Space & Astronomy arxiv | Apr 1

Scientists have synthesized a 'Universal Harmony' audio track by averaging out ripples from a million massive cosmic collisions.

Space & Astronomy arxiv | Apr 1

The degrees that lead to the highest-paying jobs for new college graduates are exactly the ones most likely to be automated by AI.

Society & Education edarxiv | Apr 1

The reason Egypt speaks Arabic but North Africans still speak Berber has more to do with geography than religion or conquest.

Economics ssrn | Apr 1

Under 'fair' climate equity rules, most wealthy nations have a carbon budget that is already a massive negative number.

Economics ssrn | Apr 1

Even the near-total global shutdown during the COVID-19 pandemic was not enough to meet the carbon reduction goals of the Paris Agreement.

Economics ssrn | Apr 1

Scientists proved a complex 3D shape is actually just a 'shadow' cast by a massive 600-sided object from the 4th dimension.

Physics arxiv | Apr 2

Huge planets can actually share an orbit at crazy vertical angles without crashing, which totally breaks our old ideas of how solar systems work.

Physics arxiv | Apr 2

Even if the universe were perfectly empty and flat, quantum weirdness would force it to start expanding on its own.

Physics arxiv | Apr 2

If a wormhole ever collapsed, it would send a massive shockwave through space-time that would ripple through everything.

Space & Astronomy arxiv | Apr 2

Some wormholes could actually survive the end of the universe and pop out on the other side of the next Big Bang.

Space & Astronomy arxiv | Apr 2

Tiny black holes from the very beginning of time could be the reason why we can't find 100% of the universe's missing dark matter.

Space & Astronomy arxiv | Apr 2

There’s this weird, identical gamma-ray hum coming from three different galaxies, and it might finally be the proof of dark matter we've been looking for.

Space & Astronomy arxiv | Apr 2

A new simulation of the start of everything shows the universe didn't start with a 'bang,' but instead 'bounced' into existence from a previous era.

Space & Astronomy arxiv | Apr 2

If the universe has a 'minimum pixel size,' it would actually make gravity a little weaker at bending light.

Space & Astronomy arxiv | Apr 2

AI isn’t some wave coming to kill specific jobs—it’s more like a rising tide that’s lifting every single desk at the same time.

AI & ML arxiv | Apr 3

One of the world’s biggest rivers is about to get way more water, but it’s actually going to be harder for people to use it.

Economics ssrn | Apr 3

It turns out our galaxy isn't being dragged across space by some invisible 'dark' ghost—we're just being pulled toward a massive neighborhood structure we finally found.

Space & Astronomy arxiv | Apr 6

We can now map out the deep, dark floor of the ocean just by looking at tiny ripples on the surface that represent less than a percent of the whole picture.

Physics arxiv | Apr 6

Deep inside Jupiter, the gasses we usually think of as 'boring' start melting into liquid metal like a sugar cube in a hot cup of tea.

Physics arxiv | Apr 6

Newborn stars are getting absolutely hammered by radiation much earlier and much harder than we ever thought possible.

Space & Astronomy arxiv | Apr 6