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This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Remember the vaunted Trump-Putin summit? It was just a month ago this week, but Americans could be excused for ...

Scientists are rethinking the universe’s deepest mysteries using numerical relativity, complex computer simulations of Einstein’s equations in extreme conditions. This method could help explore what ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. About 13.8 billion years ago, the entire cosmos consisted of a tiny, hot, dense ball of energy that suddenly exploded. That’s how ...