The Big Bang theory has dominated our understanding of the universe’s origin for almost 100 years. It describes a moment when ...

A question that has vexed physicists for the past century may finally have a solution – but perhaps not the one everyone was ...

If it is a galaxy, it would be the oldest known galaxy in the cosmos, but it could also be a brown dwarf or an early black hole.

The model questions the popular inflation theory, which most experts believe was facilitated after the universe's birth. The ...

It's a plot device beloved by science fiction: our entire universe might be a simulation running on some advanced ...

In 1867, Lord Kelvin imagined atoms as knots in the aether. The idea was soon disproven. Atoms turned out to be something ...

A model that allows for this prolonged expansion would be more general (meaning it could apply to multiple possible versions of the universe), but calculations involving strongly coupled spacetimes ...

What is dark energy? Why does dark energy seem to be weakening? Is our universe part of a larger multiverse? What lies beyond the boundary of a black hole? The universe seems to be rotating, and if ...

A 2023 study found that the ability to detect meaning in synchronistic events is linked to increased life satisfaction, ...

Sebastian Currier’s “Mysterium” is based on the husband-and-wife team of scientist Robbert Dijkgraaf and novelist Pia de Jong. Donald Nally leads The Crossing choir in a rehearsal of ‘’Mysterium’’ at ...