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World's largest particle smasher halts for upgrade to boost hunt for dark matter

MEYRIN (SWITZERLAND) - The world's most powerful particle accelerator will Monday shutter operations for four years of renovations to dramatically boost its collision-capacity and the potential for unlocking one of the greatest mysteries of the Universe: dark matter.

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Word of wisdom by Werner Heisenberg: "Not only is the Universe stranger than we think, it is stranger than we can..." - What did the quantum physics pioneer and Nobel Prize winner really mean? His famous quote reveals a powerful truth about knowledge and human curiosity

Word of wisdom by the quantum physics pioneer continues to inspire scientists, thinkers, and curious minds decades later. The quote is often misunderstood as saying humans can never understand reality. That is not its central message. Instead, Heisenberg highlights an important distinction between what we know and what is possible…

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This gas led to the formation of stars and expansion of galaxies: New study reveals how neutral gas shaped the early Universe

This gas led to the formation of stars and expansion of galaxies during the early stages of the Universe. A new study by an international team of researchers has provided direct evidence of neutral gas in distant galaxies. Using ALMA and data from JWST, scientists detected a signal that helped…

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Magnetic fields are invisible, but researchers have just built the most detailed photo yet showing nearly four million galaxies

Researchers at Australia's space agency have built the largest map of the universe's magnetic fields yet

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2 supermassive black holes may collide 100 years from now ‪—‬ and Earth would feel it

In a galaxy 500 million light-years away, two supermassive black holes could merge, spreading gravitational waves across the universe.

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‘Cosmic fossils’ left by black holes created before the big bang may still shape the universe

Universe may have been created on the rebound from a previous collapse from which it still bears the scars

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A dark energy tool just created the most comprehensive 3D map of our universe ever: 'This is a major paradigm shift'

The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument has completed its five-year mission to build the most comprehensive 3D map of the universe to date — but its exploration of the universe continues.

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Could dark matter be made of black holes from a different universe?

New research suggests that relic black holes from before the big bang may still shape galaxies today. These black holes could explain dark matter, one of the biggest unsolved questions in cosmology.

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Chaitra Purnima 2026: Date, Puja Vidhi & Divine Significance

The Full Moon day or Purnima is believed to be a deeply sacred opportunity to worship Chandra Dev. Falling on the waxing moon’s 15th day, devotees observe fasts and perform auspicious rituals on this day. Furthermore, this day is also considered as the best time period to express our reverence…

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World’s biggest astronomy camera seeks to answer pressing questions about the universe

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has started releasing its first discoveries: including supernovae, variable stars and asteroids, which will from now on be discovered at an astonishing rate as it begins its Legacy Survey of Space and Time, a ten-year survey probing the deepest reaches of the universe.

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'Rare and enigmatic' structures found at the Milky Way's center in largest-ever map of its kind

Scientists using the ALMA telescope have created the most-detailed-ever map of the Milky Way's chaotic center. The observations could open a window to the ancient universe as it appeared shortly after the Big Bang.

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Trump says government will declassify information on aliens after Obama's statements

Donald Trump said that he will give the green light to the release of classified information on extraterrestrials and alien life forms. The move comes after comments by Barack Obama, who did not rule out the presence of UFOs in the universe, triggering a media uproar.

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The Hubble tension: How magnetic fields could help solve one of the universe’s biggest mysteries

It’s well established that the universe is expanding, but there’s serious disagreement among scientists over how fast it’s happening.

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Astronomers spot 'time-warped' supernovas whose light both has and hasn't reached Earth

Will two rare supernovas finally tell us how fast the universe is expanding? Perhaps, but we'll have to wait for it for them to 'reappear'.

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James Webb telescope solves mystery of 'forever young' vampire stars from the dawn of time

Astronomers have discovered how "forever young" stars stay blue and bright despite being almost as old as the universe.

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'The dream has come true': Standard model of cosmology holds up in massive 6-year study of the universe — with one big caveat

The six-year Dark Energy Survey has released its full results, showing that two leading models of cosmology are equally valid — but both fail to explain one key observation.

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Scientists just mapped dark matter in better detail than ever

New data shows the invisible role that dark matter plays in structuring our universe, scientists behind it say

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Scientists may be approaching a 'fundamental breakthrough in cosmology and particle physics' — if dark matter and 'ghost particles' can interact

Astronomers found evidence that dark matter and neutrinos may interact, hinting at a "fundamental breakthrough" that challenges our understanding of how the universe evolved.

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Astronomers confirm earliest Milky Way-like galaxy in the universe, just 2 billion years after the Big Bang

Astronomers have confirmed the earliest barred spiral galaxy in the universe, a Milky-Way-like structure that existed just 2 billion years after the Big Bang.

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'How can all of this be happening?': Scientists spot massive group of ancient galaxies so hot they shouldn't exist

An inexplicably hot, fast-growing cluster of galaxies in the early universe has scientists questioning theories of galactic evolution.

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“Vatican City Has The Highest Crime Rate In The World”: 49 Nonsense-Sounding Statements That Turned Out To Be True

Humans glow. The universe is beige. Per capita, the Vatican City has the highest crime rate in the world. Nowadays you can't believe everything you read on the internet but sometimes even the stuff that sounds like nonsense turns out to be true. Here are a few perfect examples...

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Astronomers observe never-before-seen gusts of wind from a black hole in a distant galaxy

For the first time, astronomers have observed ultra-fast winds emerging from a black hole in a distant galaxy, shedding new light on one of the Universe’s most mysterious phenomena.

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Fans Are Calling WWE 2K25’s Universe Mode “Soulless” as the Cycle Winds Down

Annual sports games generally operate on a very predictable calendar, and as the cycle winds down, the flaws become more apparent. Such is the case with WWE 2K25. As the development team shifts its resources to the next title, WWE 2K26, players are tired of pretending that the Universe Mode…

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5 Things Universe Mode Needs in WWE 2K26

Universe Mode in WWE 2K25 is a mode which allows players to get sucked into a wrestling world of their own choosing and is a popular choice for many gamers. With the New Year drawing close, and with it the next cycle of annual games, fans of WWE 2K26 are…

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4,000-year-old silver goblet found bearing ‘origin story of Universe’

Researchers say art combines elements of various myths and legends from across ancient Mesopotamia

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