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 E-Mail IMAGE: On the left is a simulated image in which intracluster light is visible as a diffuse haze between discrete peaks of brightness -- the galaxies. In observations, as seen in... view more  Credit: Left image: Jesse Golden-Marx; simulation by The IllustrisTNG. Right image: Dark Energy Survey and Yuanyuan Zhang A combination of observational data and sophisticated computer simulations have yielded advances in a field of astrophysics that has languished for half a century. The ...

DOE/Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory A combination of observational data and sophisticated computer simulations have yielded advances in a field of astrophysics that has languished for half a century. The Dark Energy Survey, which is hosted by the U.S. Department of Energys Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, has published a burst of new results on whats called intracluster light, or ICL, a faint type of light found inside galaxy clusters. The first burst of new, precision ICL measureme...

The Dark Energy Survey, a global collaboration including researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, has released DR2, the second data release in the survey’s seven-year history. DR2 was the topic of sessions at the 237th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society, which was held virtually January 10-15. The second data release from the Dark Energy Survey, or DES, is the culmination of over a half-decade of astronomical data collection and analysis with the ultimate goal of under...

 E-Mail IMAGE: A randomly selected 3,000-year segment of the physics-based simulated catalog of earthquakes in California, created on Frontera. view more  Credit: Kevin Milner, University of Southern California Massive earthquakes are, fortunately, rare events. But that scarcity of information blinds us in some ways to their risks, especially when it comes to determining the risk for a specific location or structure. "We havent observed most of the possible events that could cause la...

Supercomputers Simulate 800,000 Years of California Earthquakes to Pinpoint Risks Massive earthquakes are rare events—and the scarcity of information about them can blind us to their risks, especially when it comes to determining the danger to a specific location or structure. Scientists are now working to improve the calculations of danger by combining maps and histories of known faults with the use of supercomputers to simulate potential shaking deep into the future in California. The metho...

DOE/Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory Shown here is the elliptical galaxy NGC 474 with star shells. Elliptical galaxies are characterized by their relatively smooth appearance as compared with spiral galaxies, one of which is to the left of NGC 474, which is oriented with South to the top and West to the left. The colorful neighboring spiral (NGC 470) has characteristic flocculent structure interwoven with dust lanes and spiral arms. NGC 474 is at a distance of about 31 megaparsecs (100 mil...

  One early result of the ongoing Dark Energy Survey is the previously untold story revealed by old, giant RR Lyrae pulsating stars, which tell scientists about the region of space beyond the edge of our Milky Way. In this area nearly devoid of stars–the motion of the RR Lyrae stars hints at the presence of an enormous halo of invisible dark matter, which may provide clues to how our galaxy evolved over the last 12 billion years. One of the Biggest Mysteries in Science Dark matter, one of th...

IMAGE:  Elliptical galaxies are generally characterized by their relatively smooth appearance when compared with spiral galaxies (one of which is to the left) which have more flocculent structure interwoven with dust... view more  Credit: DES/CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/DOE/AURA Acknowledgments: Image processing: DES, Jen Miller (Gemini Observatory/NSFs NOIRLab), Travis Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage), Mahdi Zamani & Davide de Martin The Dark Energy Survey has released a massive, public col...

Gene biomarkers indicate liver toxicity quickly, accurately ANI | Updated: Dec 19, 2020 23:53 IST Washington [US], December 19 (ANI): A research team at the University of Illinois has developed a gene biomarker identification technique that cuts the testing process down to a few days while maintaining a high level of accuracy. "The aim of this research was to identify the smallest set of indicators from the liver to predict toxicity and potential liver canc...

Study identifies biomarker gene signature that indicates potential liver toxicity When agrochemical and pharmaceutical companies develop new products, they must test extensively for potential toxicity before obtaining regulatory approval. This testing usually involves lengthy and expensive animal studies. A research team at University of Illinois has developed a gene biomarker identification technique that cuts the testing process down to a few days while maintaining a high level of accuracy. T...