Relativistic codes reveal a clumpy universe
Computer codes simulate the universe using Einstein's full theory for the first time
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How LIGO’s merging black holes formed from two massive stars
Simulations give a backstory to the first ever detection of a gravitational wave
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Particle ‘X’ may have snuffed out cosmic lithium
New hypothesis seeks to reconcile theory and observations of the early universe
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Riffing on the universe
Jazz musician and theoretical physicist Stephon Alexander brings a fresh perspective to links between science and music, writes Trevor Cox
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Parallel-universe search focuses on neutrons
Particles could be in a superposition of different branes, say physicists
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Between the lines
An eloquent defence of string theory and a mathematical analysis of luck and chance, reviewed by Margaret Harris
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Einstein meets the dark sector in a new numerical code that simulates the universe
Computer program applies general relativity on a huge scale
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How LIGO will change our view of the universe
Gravitational waves could look back to a trillionth of a second after the Big Bang
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Could the accelerating expansion of the universe be explained by modifying general relativity so that gravity has mass?
Matthew Francis reports on a small but dogged group of physicists thinks the existence of dark energy might be a clue that we need to revise one of the most successful theories we hav...
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Visualizing the cosmos
A book of space-related infographics is "a marvel and a delight", according to reviewer Margaret Harris
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