The universe has no brain. It has no gray matter, no nervous system, no neurons firing electrical impulses—and yet, that ...

The theorized unseen structure of spacetime could also explain of the outstanding questions about the accelerating expansion ...

Galaxy NGC 6822, neighbouring the Milky Way galaxy, being studied to learn more about stars and dust in the early universe. Credit: NASA/James Webb Space Telescope Galaxy NGC 6822, neighbouring the ...

A new research paper reframes the simulation hypothesis, asking whether reality could be simulated and what science can test.

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Throughout the existence of life on Earth, we have always been plagued with the question — are we alone? Regardless of humanity’s contrasting beliefs, there has always existed the undeniable fact that ...

Astronomers have proposed a new theory to suggest why our universe is expanding at an accelerating rate. That our universe is expanding is in wide agreement, though how exactly that process happens is ...

Given how unfathomably large the universe is, it is perhaps understandable that we haven’t yet cracked all its secrets. But there are actually some pretty basic features, ones we used to think we ...

Scientists say fragments of energy may be the fundamental building blocks of the universe—not particles and waves.

It’s known as the ‘Big Rip’ theory of the end of the universe. It used to be a fringe theory, but has gained some currency ...