Cosmology
Study of 200,000 Galaxies Reveals the Entire Universe Might Have Been Spinning in One Direction Early On
A new study finds evidence that the universe as a whole is rotating, and that could have big implications for…
In the far future, the universe will be mostly invisible
If you look out on the sky on a nice clear dark night, you'll see thousands of intense points of…
Could The Physical Constants Change? Possibly, But Probably Not
The laws of physics are rooted in universal physical constants. But what if these constants change over time?
How Do You Weigh The Universe?
If we can find the weight of everything in the universe, we can better understand how the universe came to…
Why was there more matter than antimatter in the Universe? Neutrinos might give us the answer
The universe is filled with matter, and we don't know why. We know how matter was created, and can even…
New observations show that the Universe might not be expanding at the same rate in all directions
When we look at the world around us, we see patterns. The Sun rises and sets. The seasons cycle through…
Slime Mold Grows the Same as the Large Scale Structure of the Universe
Matter in the Universe is not distributed equally. It's dominated by super-clusters and the filaments of matter that string them…
Is the “D-star Hexaquark” the Dark Matter Particle?
A new paper by researchers from the University of York proposed a new candidate for Dark Matter, known as the…
Life Could be Common Across the Universe, Just Not in Our Region
The building blocks of life can, and did, spontaneously assemble under the right conditions. That's called spontaneous generation, or abiogenesis.…
The Chemicals That Make Up Exploding Stars Could Help Explain Away Dark Energy
Astronomers have a dark energy problem. On the one hand, we've known for years that the universe is not just…