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

“The cosmos is also within us, we're made of star-stuff. We are a way for the cosmos to know itself.” - Carl Sagan Compared to the Sun, how big is the Earth? What is a scale model and how does it help ...

A new study published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society suggests that the universe's expansion may be ...

“If confirmed, this would have profound implications for the fate of the universe,” said The Guardian. The study raises the ...

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No one knows what kicked off the Big Bang that eventually allowed the stars to begin forming. Adolf Schaller for STScI, CC BY How can a Big Bang have been the start of the universe, since intense ...

A study in Nature finds that black holes in the early Universe go through short periods of ultra-fast growth, followed by long periods of dormancy. Scientists have spotted a massive black hole in the ...