The Big Bang theory has dominated our understanding of the universe’s origin for almost 100 years. It describes a moment when ...
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 ...
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. An illustration of galaxies curving the fabric of space-time in an expanding universe. A new ...
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson joins Natasha Verma to unlock big cosmic questions with wit and clarity: Have aliens ...
Learn how Hubble is measuring the expansion rate of the Universe in this new explainer from NASA's Goddard Space Flight ...
Most explanations rely on "dark energy" to explain the Universe's accelerating expansion rate, but a new study takes a different path.
How could the principle of "radical mundanity" proposed by the Fermi paradox help explain why humans haven't found evidence ...
If there is an absolute law in the universe, it’s that nothing can travel faster than the speed of light. For science-fiction enthusiasts, that’s a bit depressing. Space is big, and while the speed of ...
The UC Davis department of physics and astronomy, together with the College of Letters and Science, will host a free reception and public lecture on Tuesday, Nov. 4 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at the UC Davis ...
After a century of observations spanning the breadth of the cosmos and theoretical insights that push humanity's vision of the universe to its utmost limits, we can finally, confidently say that the ...
Rob Coyne receives funding from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the US National Science Foundation (NSF). About a century ago, scientists were struggling to reconcile what ...