Big Think and the John Templeton Foundation gathered scientists, artists, and storytellers in Los Angeles to explore the power of awe.

Our Standard Model of the Universe, for both particle physics and cosmology, remains intact for now. When will its foundations crack?

Science isn't absolute. Its truths and discoveries enable us to approximate reality, but we must always remain open-minded to revisions.

The method you use to measure the expanding Universe determines which of two answers you'll get. Lensed supernovae can't resolve that issue.

Some vital, key ingredients must be in place for the Universe to make more matter than antimatter. The LHC took us one step closer in 2025.

As the lightest baryon in the Universe, the proton is thought by many to be eternally stable. But if it isn't, can we observe it decaying?

We have a picture of how and when it will all come to an end. These three big ideas could still profoundly change how our cosmos evolves.

Science has assembled an incredible story outlining our Universe's whole history. Despite its unrivaled success, 9 profound gaps remain.

Although American Thanksgiving only comes once a year, the scientific rules that make our Universe possible are always worth appreciating.

Everything ever seen — every star, mountain, and face — makes up less than 5 percent of the universe. Astrophysicist Janna Levin reminds us that the rest — dark matter and dark energy — is invisible, mysterious, and everywhere. We are the luminous exception in a universe of darkness.

Such massive, early supermassive black holes have puzzled astronomers for decades. At last, we've finally figured out how they form.

Every observation out into deep space is also a look back in time.

From white holes to dark stars and multiverses, James Riordon explores the bizarre exhibits of general relativity's "cryptozoo."

Wavelengths stretch, distances grow, and temperatures cool as the Universe expands with time. How are the various cosmic parameters related?

Weird-looking galaxies, with tentacle-like tails or prominent dual streams, appear like jellyfish or bunny ears. But that’s just the start.

Dark matter, dark energy, and the Big Bang are all part of a solid scientific foundation. Here's why popular media often claims otherwise.

Planets grow from protostellar material in disks, leading to full-grown planetary systems in time. At last, the final gap has been filled.

Until the late 20th century, there wasn't a truly universal standard. Under our current definition, everyone agrees on what "one meter" is.

Stellar streams are faint trails of stars that appear to "stream" out of galaxies. A new one, escaping galaxy M61, may point to many others.

When dying, Sun-like stars have binary companions, spectacular sights arise from the ionization. JWST spots the Red Spider Nebula in action!

There's some, but not overwhelming, evidence that dark energy is evolving. What would it take for a "Big Crunch" to be our cosmic fate?

Scientists are notoriously resistant to new ideas. Are they falling prey to groupthink? Or are our current theories just that successful?

The planet, the Solar System, and the galaxy aren't expanding. But the whole Universe is. So where does the dividing line begin?

For 13.8 billion years, the Universe has been expanding. But that couldn't have been the case for an eternity, and science has proven it.

Dark matter has never been directly detected, but the astronomical evidence for its existence is overwhelming. Here's what to know.

We've long known we can't go back to infinite temperatures and densities. But the hottest part of the hot Big Bang remains a cosmic mystery.

Red dwarfs are the Universe's most common star type. Their flaring now makes potentially Earth-like worlds uninhabitable, but just you wait.

Found by Hubble before JWST's launch, GNz7q looked like a mix of a galaxy and a quasar. Was it actually our first known "little red dot"?

“Deep down the natural endpoint of this whole goal of looking for planets is to answer the question: are we alone?”

Observations with the Hubble space telescope helped cement dark energy and reveal the Hubble tension. How are these two things so different?