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In Real Life

The Entire Universe And Other Things That Are Awesome

People aren’t very big at all. But at least we’re bigger than ants, cells, the X chromosome and all the empty space between particles. On the other hand, we get tiny awfully fast. Even dinky little Rhode Island looks huge in comparison to us. At least, until you keep scrolling out…

August 11, 2011
PC

The Assassin’s Creed Universe Is Broader Than I Realised…

Kotaku AU

I’m a huge fan of the Assassin’s Creed series, but even I was taken by surprise with this video – a broad look at all the different types of media and stories running through the entire Assassin’s Creed universe.

January 26, 2011
In Real Life

Witness The Awesome Power Of A Runaway Star

NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer captured this amazing image of the star Zeta Ophiuchi plowing through a radiant dust cloud at 54,000 miles per hour. Why is Zeta Ophiuchi on the run?

November 27, 2010
News

Large Hadron Collider Proves The Universe Was Once A Liquid

The world’s most powerful particle accelerator smashed together lead nuclei at the highest energies possible, creating dense sub-atomic particles that reach temperatures of over ten trillion degrees. Beyond being awesome, this achievement shows the early universe was actually a liquid.

November 11, 2010
News

The Large Hadron Collider Eats Lead

Move over protons, now there’s something meatier. Scientists working on the Large Hadron Collider at the European organisation for Nuclear Research near Geneva, Switzerland have swapped out protons for electron-stripped lead atoms. Why? To see the beginning of the universe.

September 10, 2010
News

The Laws Of Physics May Vary By Jurisdiction

The laws of physics describe basic behaviours of nature that are, to our knowledge, universally constant. According to a new study conducted by astrophysicists based in Australia and England, these universal constants might not be as universal as we thought.

May 8, 2010

Are Video Games Doing Outer Space Justice?

This is no video game. This is an image of a gigantic baby star inside a galactic bubble 4300 light years from Earth, captured by Europe’s Herschel space telescope. Has video game space ever been so beautiful?

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