13+ hour, 41+ min ago   (429+ words) This is Part 2 in a series on the mathematical universe hypothesis. Check out Part 1. We did natural philosophy for thousands of years. And we made progress, for sure. But once we started using math, it seems like there are new…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (589+ words) This is Part 1 in a series on the mathematical universe hypothesis. Imagine you walk into a parking lot full of cars. You have in your pocket one single key. It's the key to your car. The same key you've always…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (464+ words) [A new study has mapped the atmosphere of exoplanet WASP-18b, seen here in comparison to the size of Jupiter (Credit : Aldaron)]For the first time, astronomers have mapped the three-dimensional atmosphere of a planet orbiting a distant star, revealing temperature…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (727+ words) [Simulation of gas falling into a galaxy. Credit: RIKEN]Some of the most powerful supercomputers in the world are designed to simulate complex astrophysical processes, like what's happening inside a giant star as it's going supernova. But researchers have developed…...