Mark Vogelsberger: Simulating galaxy formation for clues to the universe
“In astrophysics, we have only this one universe which we can observe,” the physics professor says. “With a computer, we can create different universes, which we can check.”
“In astrophysics, we have only this one universe which we can observe,” the physics professor says. “With a computer, we can create different universes, which we can check.”
APS names Bourouiba, Grego, Liu, Peacock, Winslow, and Yildiz as MIT’s newest fellows for their contributions to physics.
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Certain ultralight bosons would be expected to put the brakes on black holes, but new results show no such slowdown.
New image of M87 reveals how it looks in polarized light.
Particle physicist Lindley Winslow seeks the universe’s smallest particles for answers to its biggest questions.
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Associate professor of physics shares the honor with colleague Phillip Mocz for their novel dark matter research.
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Grad student Chiara Salemi and Professor Lindley Winslow use the ABRACADABRA instrument to reveal insights into dark matter.
Scientists simulate early galaxy formation in a universe of dark matter that is ultralight, or “fuzzy,” rather than cold or warm.
In its first run, ABRACADABRA detects no signal of the hypothetical dark matter particle within a specific mass range.
MIT's Mark Vogelsberger and an international astrophysics team have created a new model pointing to black holes’ role in galaxy formation.