cosmology
The universe is expanding faster than estimated, finds new study
The controversy over the universe's expansion rate continues with a new, faster estimate.
In quantum entanglement first, scientists link distant large objects
Physicists create quantum entanglement, making two distant objects behave as one.
10 mind-bending books on the nature of time
Why does time flow in one direction? Why do humans perceive time so differently than it really is? Is there really a difference between the present, the past, and the future? These books explore these questions and more.
Radical theory says our universe sits on an inflating bubble in an extra dimension
Cosmologists propose a groundbreaking model of the universe using string theory.
How the Big Rip could end the world
A theory from cosmology claims the Universe could rip apart to shreds.
3 stunning ways Earth and spacetime could be destroyed
A well-known cosmologist comes out with very stark warnings about particle accelerators.
New controversial theory: Past, present, future exist simultaneously
Our experience of time may be blinding us to its true nature, say scientists.
Lawrence Krauss on “Seeing” the Early Universe
Theoretical physicist and cosmologist Lawrence M. Krauss spoke at CSICon 2016 about scientists' attempt to look back in time to the beginning of our universe.
Stephen Hawking, Given Two Years to Live in 1963, Is Going To Space Over 50 Years Later
Stephen Hawking has accepted an offer to go to space. He's one of the world's most famous scientists, who's been paralyzed due to ALS for much of his life.
What Shape Is the Universe?
Our universe is flat, geometrically. But what exactly does "flat" mean?