After a century of observations spanning the breadth of the cosmos and theoretical insights that push humanity's vision of ...

Why is the universe expanding at an ever-increasing rate? This is one of the most exciting yet unresolved questions in modern ...

Whether alien life exists in the universe may be one of science's most important questions. Now, a leading British scientist ...

For millions of humans, death is seen as a final, inescapable moment, when our conscious selves cease to function. But for others, it is the start of a new life in a new realm – the point where our ...

Is there a scientific reason why the universe exists? In other words, what is the science of why there is anything at all, instead of only nothing? The answer has to do with opposites. Scientists have ...

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), launched in 2022, continues to reshape how we view the cosmos. Designed to look deeper into space and further back in time than any previous instrument, it has ...

We all need some space sometimes—but it's harder to find than you might think. How far into our universe do we have to go to ...

The true “informational age” of the cosmos may be 62 billion years, not just the 13.8 billion years of our current expansion.

Understanding why we live in a matter-dominated universe demands that scientists recreate the quark-gluon plasma that existed one millionth of a second after the Big Bang. A Large Ion Collider ...

Nowadays, the dark of night is interspersed with the light of stars. But before the stars were born, did light shine at the beginning of the universe? The short answer is "no." But the long answer ...

The universe exists because matter and antimatter are not good friends. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Is there a scientific ...