Scientists studying a mysterious effect called cosmic birefringence—a subtle twist in the polarization of the universe’s oldest light—have developed a new way to reduce uncertainty in how it’s ...

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For decades, astronomers wondered why most nearby galaxies are speeding away from the Milky Way instead of being pulled in by its gravity. New simulations reveal the answer: our galaxy sits in a ...

Two new studies have measured the expansion of the universe in our immediate cosmic neighborhood using a novel method that analyzes the motion of two nearby galaxy groups within their surrounding ...

Astronomers have identified the most powerful and distant microwave laser, or maser, ever observed, originating from two colliding galaxies nearly 8 billion light-years from Earth. The signal, ...

Using a novel technique that examines the motion of two nearby galaxy groups within their surrounding cosmic flow, an ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London. Laura holds a Master's in Experimental Neuroscience and a Bachelor's in Biology ...