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How old is the universe? Our answer keeps getting better

Posted in Featured, Science on 6th Aug, 2021
by Alex Muller

As measurements of the early and modern universes have gotten more precise, they’ve started to clash.

How Many Galaxies Are In The Universe? A New Answer From The Darkest Sky Ever Observed

Posted in Reviews, Science on 24th Jan, 2021
by Alex Muller

Amid the vast sea of galaxies, stars, and planets, are we really the only species to ever look out and wonder if we're alone? It seems very numerically unlikely. Perhaps one day we will have a way to find out.

Oldest fossils ever found suggest life in the universe is common

Posted in Science on 25th Dec, 2017
by Alex Muller

Unexpectedly complex microbes found in a nearly 3.5-billion-year-old rock imply that life can begin and evolve more quickly than previously thought.

Are we alone? if we are typical, then probably yes

Posted in Featured, Science on 27th Aug, 2017
by Alex Muller

If Earth is typical, then it isn't possible for any other technological civilizations to exist at the same time as us.

China's supercomputer simulated the Universe with 10 trillion digital particles

Posted in Software on 31st Jul, 2017
by Alex Muller

The Sunway TaihuLight supercomputer is the world's most powerful and has a processing power of 93 petaflops.