Cosmology
The Big Bang Writ Little
If you are into Twitter (as I am), you might enjoy this: New Scientist challenged their readers to encompass the…
New Way to Measure Curvature of Space Could Unite Gravity Theory
[/caption] Einstein's general theory of relativity describes gravity in terms of the geometry of both space and time. Far from…
New Limits on Gravitational Waves From the Big Bang
[/caption] The only way to know what the Universe was like at the moment of the Big Bang requires analysis…
What If There Is Only One Universe?
When it comes to universes, perhaps one is enough after all. Many theories in physics and cosmology require the existence…
Cosmologists Improve on Standard Candles Measurement
[/caption] Cosmologists have found a new and quicker technique that establishes the intrinsic brightness of Type Ia supernovae more accurately…
Astronomers Closing in on Dark Energy with Refined Hubble Constant
The name "dark energy" is just a placeholder for the force -- whatever it is -- that is causing the…
New Hubble Survey Supports Cold Dark Matter in Early Universe
[/caption] A new survey is revealing how the most massive galaxies formed in the early Universe, and the findings support…
Kepler Will Be Used to Measure the Size of the Universe
[/caption] On April 7th, commands were sent to NASA's exoplanet-hunting Kepler telescope to eject the 1.3×1.7 metre lens cap so…
Cosmologists Search for Gravity Waves to Prove Inflation Theory
[/caption] During the next decade, cosmologists will attempt to observe the first moments of the Universe, hoping to prove a…
Cosmologists Look Back to Cosmic Dawn
[/caption] What did the Universe look like early in its history, only 500 million years after the Big Bang? Currently,…