Discovering the Cosmic Web: A New Perspective on the Universe
The celestial landscape of our universe is far more interconnected than we can fathom. It’s woven together by a vast…
cosmology
Ripples in the fabric of space-time could reveal the moment when time began
Scientists have advanced in discovering how to use ripples in space-time known as gravitational waves to peer back to the…
A Simulation Suggests 68 Percent of the Universe May Not Exist
According to the Lambda Cold Dark Matter (Lambda-CDM) model, which is the current accepted standard for how the universe began…
Gravitational Lensing of the Early Universe – MACS0647
Gravitational lensing by the galaxy cluster MACS0647, in which the massive foreground cluster distorts and lenses the light emitted by…
Is Our Universe One of Many?
The concept of parallel universes, or the “multiverse,” may seem like a fantasy spun by science fiction authors, but it…
Black hole collisions could help to measure how fast the universe is expanding
A black hole is usually where information goes to disappear—but scientists may have found a trick to use its last…
How to prove the Big Bang using your old TV set
In today’s digital era, we often overlook vintage household appliances, especially the bulky televisions of yesteryears. These devices, now replaced…
Do ‘bouncing universes’ have a beginning?
In trying to understand the nature of the cosmos, some theorists propose that the universe expands and contracts in endless…
Webb Space Telescope Just Captured The Oldest Galaxy Ever Seen In The Universe
It’s been weeks since JWST started traveling into the past by taking photos of galaxies 13 billion years old or…
Fear and conformism imprison new perspectives on cosmology
The universe is expanding at a rate of about 67.9 km/s for every megaparsec (3.26 million light-years). That is, the…