One of the best-performing models in cosmology is also one with the least physical rationale behind it. Columnist Leah Crane ...

A good chunk of cosmology is riding on whether dark matter exists or not. But what makes us so certain that dark matter is ...

Physicists at Brown University have proposed that the universe’s accelerating expansion may be stabilized by a hidden topological structure in space-time. Their model connects quantum gravity ...

This video takes one of cosmology’s strangest ideas and pushes it into much darker territory. By connecting Boltzmann Brains ...

Stephen Hawking was a renowned physicist and cosmologist who, despite motor neurone disease, achieved great intellectual ...

Stephen Hawking was Britain’s most famous modern-day scientist, a genius who dedicated his life to unlocking the secrets of ...

The University of Queensland. ) The moments before the Big Bang and the emergence of galaxies, stars and life itself are ...

A new study links the universe’s expansion to quantum topology, suggesting that hidden mathematical structures may stabilize the cosmological constant in ways previously unrecognized.

A 500-kilometre-wide object in a similar orbit to Pluto challenges our assumptions about small bodies in the outer solar ...

A long-standing cosmic mystery is beginning to yield new clues as researchers uncover a strikingly consistent pattern in the ...

A rare observation opportunity revealed the presence of a thin atmosphere around a small object beyond Pluto.

A new study suggests that a tiny, icy world beyond Pluto harbors a thin, delicate atmosphere. It's believed to be the ...