Cosmic expansion rate remains a mystery despite new measurement
From Physics World, Nov. 21, 2018: University of Portsmouth scientists used data from the Dark Energy Survey to remeasure the Hubble constant.
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Cosmologists provide new measurement of cosmic controversy
From The Archaeology News Network, Nov. 12, 2018: Using Dark Energy Survey data, researchers from the University of Portsmouth have come up with a new measurement of one of the most debated topics in cosmology.
A dark matter hurricane is headed our way
From CNN, Nov. 20, 2018: Fermilab scientist Don Lincoln talks about a stellar stream called S1, which consists of nearly 100 stars of similar age and composition, orbiting the Milky Way in a direction exactly opposite that of normal stars.
ICG cosmologists provide new measurement of cosmic controversy
From University of Portsmouth Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation, Nov. 10, 2018: Researchers have analyzed new Dark Energy Survey data to provide one of the most accurate measurements of the Hubble constant to date.
Gravitational lenses
Predicted by Einstein and discovered in 1979, gravitational lensing helps astrophysicists understand the evolving shape of the universe.
Studying the stars with machine learning
To keep up with an impending astronomical increase in data about our universe, astrophysicists turn to machine learning.
How’s it going, LIGO?
The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory has a new digital assistant.
Mapping the universe in 3-D: Fermilab contributes to the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument
DESI, an instrument to help scientists get to the bottom of the dark energy mystery, is getting a little help from Fermilab.
This new satellite is on a mission straight out of ‘Star Trek’
From CNN, July 12, 2018: Fermilab scientist Don Lincoln discusses the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, which was launched atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Its extended goal is to identify approximately 20,000 planets around nearby star systems.
Sternströme mit Migrationshintergrund
From Spektrum, July 2, 2018: Woher stammen die Sterne der Milchstraße? Eine Himmelskartierung stößt auf eine Reihe von Besuchern – Sternströme aus fremden Galaxien.