For scientists, learning more about how black holes behave is essential to understanding how the universe works. A recent ...

As the universe expands, it feels like it must be spreading out from some initial point. But a physicist explains why that’s ...

A new emulator is tackling the near-impossible task of mapping the universe's large-scale structure without sacrificing ...

The fate of the cosmos may be a bit different than previously expected. For years, scientists have talked about how the universe is always expanding — constantly moving outward, never stopping.

Here’s a mind-blowing thought: what if our entire universe is actually inside a black hole? Some scientists think it’s ...

Ten years after the first gravitational wave detection, a new suite of instruments has captured distinctive ringing signals ...

About a century ago, scientists were struggling to reconcile what seemed a contradiction in Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity. Published in 1915, and already widely accepted worldwide by ...

Seconds after the Big Bang, the newborn universe gave rise to the first elements—ionized forms of hydrogen and helium. These particles combined, forging helium hydride—the first ever molecule. It ...

The history of the universe always feels hard to fathom. After the Big Bang, it is believed that the universe was filled with hot gas and light. Eventually, matter started to cool down, and the first ...

A University of Colorado Denver engineer is on the cusp of giving scientists a new tool that can help them turn sci-fi into reality. Imagine a safe gamma ray laser that could eradicate cancer cells ...