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Argonne and CERN weigh in on the origin of heavy elements

March 30, 2020 sarah Jonas Astronomy And Astrophysics, computational physics, Computational Science, Cosmology, Nuclear Physics, Physics

Nuclear physicists from Argonne National Laboratory led an international physics experiment conducted at CERN that utilizes novel techniques developed at Argonne to study the nature and origin of heavy elements in the universe.

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Astronomers use slime mold model to reveal dark threads of the cosmic web

March 10, 2020 sarah Jonas Astronomy And Astrophysics, Astronomy and Cosmology

A computational approach inspired by the growth patterns of a bright yellow slime mold has enabled a team of astronomers and computer scientists at UC Santa Cruz to trace the filaments of the cosmic web that connects galaxies throughout the universe.

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Researchers Discover Highest-Energy Light From a Gamma-ray Burst

November 20, 2019 sarah Jonas 0 Comments Astronomy, Astronomy & Space, Astronomy And Astrophysics, Astrophyics, Physics, Physics & Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy, Space, Stars

An international team of researchers, including two astrophysicists from the George Washington University, has observed a gamma-ray burst with an afterglow that featured the highest energy photons—a trillion times more energetic than visible light—ever detected in a burst.