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Astronaut Garrett Reisman talks NASA, SpaceX, and where we’re headed next.

New study of gamma rays and gravitational lensing points to the possible presence of dark matter.

Astronomers find these five chapters to be a handy way of conceiving the universe’s incredibly long lifespan.

The ESO finds another exoplanet that’s definitely not a place for us to go.

A new study rocks prevailing theories on antimatter in the early Universe.

A new batch of papers reveals some of Mars’ subterranean secrets.

Physicist Frank Wilczek proposes new methods of searching for extraterrestrial life.

Physicists propose using time crystals to bring about a quantum computing revolution.

Goodnight, sweet Spitzer.

Is information the fifth form of matter?

In 2017, researchers believed they had found evidence for the elusive Majorana fermion. Now, a new study found that the exotic class of particles may still be confined to theory.

These needles in the vast galactic haystack take more effort to find, but they help piece together our origins.

An astrophysicist proposes new designs for stellar engines that can move a solar system.

We have arrived: Big Think’s most popular video of 2019 tells us light exists outside of time.

Russian astrophysicists propose the Casimir Effect causes the universe’s expansion to accelerate.

Next on Big Think’s 2019 top 10 countdown, black holes may give us a glimpse of the underlying nature of reality.

Princeton scientists find a new way to control nuclear fusion reactions.

What happens after a heavy comet meal?

Superpowerful lasers for next-generation technologies are closer to existence.

Here are 10 physics courses you can take now with some of the best experts in the world.

Researchers find what causes the glow coming from the densest objects in our universe.

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Matter can indeed sprout out of nothingness, causing the universe to expand.

A study found alarming changes in the bodies of astronauts aboard the International Space Station.

Neil deGrasse Tyson wants to believe. He just needs to see the evidence first.

Dinosaurs never left Earth, but they still traveled millions of miles through the Milky Way galaxy.

A historic NASA probe sends back a treasure-trove of information from billions of miles away.

A new paper claims that scientists might be wildly mistaken about the density — and therefore, the shape — of our universe.

Scientists recently discovered a black hole that’s smaller than previously thought possible.

An Oxford scientist claims a Nobel-Prize-winning conclusion is wrong.