Michael S Turner argues that the next breakthrough in particle physics and cosmology may be just around the corner.

Last year, our most detailed map of the universe yet suggested our understanding of dark energy has been wrong for decades. The shock result is reigniting the search for a better cosmic story ...

Physicists are scrambling to understand why dark energy is weakening. In a surprising twist, we must now reconsider the ...

Astronomers have long known the universe is expanding—but exactly how fast remains one of the biggest mysteries in cosmology. Different techniques for measuring the Hubble constant stubbornly disagree ...

What if the Universe were not symmetrical? This idea, which goes against what scientists have long believed, emerges from new studies on large cosmic structures. Instead of being uniform in ...

Hubble constant. The Hubble constant is crucial in understanding the rate of expansion of the universe and, by extension, estimating the universe’s age. This collaborative effort unites various ...

The accelerated expansion of the present universe, believed to be driven by a mysterious dark energy, is one of the greatest puzzles in our understanding of the cosmos. The standard model of cosmology ...

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Researchers used type Ia supernovae, similar to SN1994d pictured in its host galaxy NGC4526, to help establish that the universe’s expansion may actually have started to slow. Credit: NASA/ESA But now ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: A new paper adjusts an equation that defines our universe in response to recent new data. The cosmological constant, which describes how our universe ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Scientists have recently used an updated understanding of the math of our universe to theorize that the universe will end in a crunch rather than ...

When gazing at the night sky, it feels timeless, with seemingly limitless stars glimmering as they have for billions of years. However, a new study suggests our universe may not be destined to ...