The standard cosmological model (present-day version of "Big Bang," called Lambda-CDM) gives an age of the universe close to ...

"It highlights gravity's possible hidden complexity and invites a reevaluation of where dark matter effects originate." ...

Astronomers have released the most ambitious cosmic map assembled so far, confirming that matter in the Universe is less ...

Dark matter might have had a turbulent youth. According to an international team, this invisible substance may have formed at ...

The long-standing problem of the cosmological constant, described both as “the worst prediction in the history of physics” and by Einstein as his “biggest blunder”, is being tackled with renewed ...

According to physics, the universe and everything in it can be explained by just a handful of equations. They’re difficult equations, all right, but their simplest feature is also the most mysterious ...

After a complex statistical analysis of some one million galaxies, a team of researchers at several Chinese universities, and the University of Cordoba was able to publish the results of the study in ...

Scientists know very little about the mysterious force dubbed “Dark Energy” that seems to be quickening the expansion of the universe but, according to LSU Physics and Astronomy Associate Professor ...

Today I'll talk about the one explanation I know of for how life could have some natural transcendent purpose – some purpose, that is, above and beyond the interests of any individual or group. It's a ...

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 ...