It is dangerous to bet against Einstein. Cosmological research shows that the rate at which the Universe expands is increasing, rather than decreasing as had previously been thought. The concept of ...

DESI has made the largest 3D map of our universe. The Earth is at the central vertex, and every dot is a galaxy. DESI collaboration and KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/R ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. What Einstein called his worst mistake, scientists are now depending on to help explain the ...

A new study of one of the universe's fundamental constants casts doubt on a popular theory of dark energy, scientists say. Dark energy is the name given to whatever is causing the expansion of the ...

The beginning of the universe with the Big Bang was no secret, but the ending of the same was up for debate. With the midpoint of its 33-billion-year lifespan, a Cornell physicist calculated new ...

A cyclic universe, which bounces through a series of big bangs and “big crunches”, could solve the puzzle of our cosmological constant, physicists suggest. The cosmological constant represents the ...

Physicists are now celebrating the 100th anniversary of the cosmological constant. On this occasion, two recent articles highlight its role in modern physics and cosmology. Before becoming widely ...

Those of you who know my writing will know that I don’t use many analogies. Analogies have a very useful place in helping people understand difficult concepts, but they also have a tendency to be a ...

Dark energy, which forms almost three-quarters of the universe, is the most mysterious stuff known to man. A new set of Chandra X-Ray Observatory data, however, has given scientists good information ...