Origin & Evolution of the Universe

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Big Bang Infographic showing the timeline of the history of the big bang and the formation of the building blocks of the universe. he history of the universe is outlined in this infographic. It starts with Inflation, then the first particles in 1 microsecond, followed by first nuclei (10 seconds); first light (300,000 years); first stars (200 million years); galaxies and dark matter (400 million years); dark energy (10 billion years); present (13.8 billion years). NASA

What is Dark Energy? Inside our accelerating, expanding Universe

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Some 13.8 billion years ago, the universe began with a rapid expansion we call the big bang. After this initial…

Article3 months ago
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NASA’s Fermi Detects Surprise Gamma-Ray Feature Beyond Our Galaxy

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Astronomers analyzing 13 years of data from NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope have found an unexpected and as yet unexplained…

Article4 months ago
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NASA’s Fermi Mission Creates 14-Year Time-Lapse of the Gamma-Ray Sky

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The cosmos comes alive in an all-sky time-lapse movie made from 14 years of data acquired by NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray…

Article4 months ago
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NASA’s GUSTO Prepares to Map Space Between the Stars

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Editor’s Note: The GUSTO mission successfully launched on a scientific balloon from Antarctica Dec. 31, 7:30 p.m. local time (Dec.…

Article4 months ago

How NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Will Chronicle the Active Cosmos

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NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will pair space-based observations with a broad field of view to unveil the dynamic…

Article5 months ago

The Crab Nebula Seen in New Light by NASA’s Webb

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Exquisite, never-before-seen details help unravel the supernova remnant’s puzzling history. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has gazed at the Crab…

Article6 months ago