Cosmology is already a complicated field of study, so switching up the variables is extra rough.

Beyond the solar system lies a vast expanse where light from distant stars takes millennia to reach us. This episode explores the Oort Cloud, the nearest stars, the Milky Way’s unimaginable span, and ...

Researchers have moved one step closer to solving one of science’s greatest mysteries—why the universe is filled with matter instead of nothing. Scientists at Indiana University have made a major ...

In 2002, two astronomers analyzing data from more than 200,000 galaxies decided to answer a question nobody asked: if you ...

Where does time really come from? I am often asked this question after acquaintances or friends of friends learn that I am a physics reporter. There is not a set answer – but to better understand it, ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...

A new theory promises to simplify our approach to the universe's earliest moments, but some cosmologists say further mathematical scrutiny is warranted. Reading time 5 minutes Following the Big Bang, ...

Mathematical quirks of our universe have led some cosmologists to wonder whether the cosmos was actually born in a black hole. Parallels in the physics of the universe and that of black holes have led ...