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July 27, 2021

Watch: When Galaxies Collide

A screenshot of a video showing a computer simulation of two galaxies colliding as seen through a telescope.

July 27, 2021

Magnetic ‘Balding’ of Black Holes Saves General Relativity Prediction By Thomas Sumner

A simulation of the magnetic field lines, represented as lines colored in green, surrounding a black hole, represented as a large black circle to the left of the image, against a red and blue background. As the field lines break and reconnect, pockets of plasma form, as seen in the center of concentric green circles stacked within each other. The largest of these pockets is located on the right side of the image and is the furthest away from the black hole. These plasma pockets launch inward toward the black hole or outward into space, draining energy from the magnetic field.

July 21, 2021

Ultrafast Microscope Observes Quick-Moving Excitation That Could Be a Long Sought Phase of Matter

A photograph of what appears to be a drop of water breaking the surface of a pool of water and causing concentric circular ripples to form around the site of the impact.

July 13, 2021

A Collaborative Paradigm for Cracking the Code of Quantum Systems

Digital illustration of a wavy plane. Arrows point up and down on the plane.

July 07, 2021

Record-Breaking Suite of Cosmic Simulations Aims to Identify Universe’s Parameters By Thomas Sumner

A screenshot of a collection of gas density maps taken from 80 different simulations run by the CAMELS project using code taken from SIMBA.

July 06, 2021

Julianne Dalcanton Named Next Director of the Center for Computational Astrophysics By Thomas Sumner

Portrait photo of Julianne Dalcanton against a forest scene.

July 06, 2021

New Flatiron Institute Center Aims to Map the Brain’s Inner Workings

June 29, 2021

Manas Rachh: Building Mathematical Tools That Drive Discoveries

Portrait photo of Manas Rachh.