Last year, the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) released its most detailed map of the universe yet. And with it, ...

Our universe does host life, but another one might be even better suited for life. Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Researchers are studying how hospitable our universe is to ...

"I think it's natural to take a break and wonder whether we are fundamentally thinking about this in the wrong way." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

UC Santa Cruz physicist Stefano Profumo has put forward two imaginative but scientifically grounded theories that may help solve one of the biggest mysteries in physics: the origin of dark matter. In ...

What if there are other universes, just like ours? With an infinite number of Earths? With uncountable versions of you? And what if we don’t have to look too far to find them? Maybe a mirror version ...

The surface of Earth is finite. We can measure it. If it was expanding, then its size would grow with time. And once again, good ol' Earth helps us understand what the universe might be doing beyond ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: A backward, mirror universe could explain the existence of dark matter. If an anti-universe exists, it would run backward in time, before the Big ...

"It would be amazing if a simple rotation of the universe was the origin of dark energy." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. What is ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...

Our best models of the cosmos don't add up — but that could change if the universe is actually made of a viscous 'fluid,' a new paper suggests. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn ...