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AI Cracks Galaxy Simulation

Reported by Universe Today

Scientists have achieved a breakthrough that seemed impossible just months ago, they have simulated our entire Milky Way galaxy down to each of its 100 billion individual stars. By combining artificial intelligence with supercomputer power, researchers cre...
  • By: Mark Thompson (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/mark)
  • On: Sat, 22 Nov 2025 09:58 +0000

Ancient Underground Water Suggests Mars May Have Been Habitable Longer than Previously Thought

Reported by Universe Today

Scientists from New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) have uncovered new evidence that water once flowed beneath the surface of Mars, revealing that the planet may have remained habitable for life much longer than previously thought....
  • By: Matthew Williams (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/houseofwilliams)
  • On: Sat, 22 Nov 2025 01:45 +0000

Yes, the Universe Can Expand Faster Than Light

Reported by Universe Today

An expanding universe complicates this picture just a little bit, because the universe absolutely refuses to be straightforward....
  • By: Paul Sutter (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/pmsutter)
  • On: Sat, 22 Nov 2025 00:00 +0000

How to Imagine an Expanding Universe

Reported by Universe Today

I honestly don’t have a decent analogy for you to explain how the universe is expanding without a center and without an edge. It just does, whether we can wrap our minds around it or not. But I CAN give you a way to think about it....
  • By: Paul Sutter (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/pmsutter)
  • On: Fri, 21 Nov 2025 23:59 +0000

NASA Awards Liquid Hydrogen Supply Contracts

Reported by NASA

NASA has selected Plug Power, Inc., of Slingerlands, New York, and Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., of Allentown, Pennsylvania, to supply up to approximately 36,952,000 pounds of liquid hydrogen for use at facilities across the agency. The NASA Agency-wid...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Fri, 21 Nov 2025 21:15 +0000

10 Years of Students Helping NASA Grow Space Food with Growing Beyond Earth

Reported by NASA

Nearly 1,250 middle and high school students from 71 schools around the world joined Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden for the Growing Beyond Earth (GBE) Student Launch Chat with the Scientists, marking an inspiring milestone in the program’s 10th annive...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Fri, 21 Nov 2025 18:25 +0000