One of the best-performing models in cosmology is also one with the least physical rationale behind it. Columnist Leah Crane ...
But then, as Turner explains in the 2022 Annual Review of Nuclear and Particle Science, mysteries are only to be expected. The scientific study of cosmology, the field that focuses on the origins and ...
"The Story of Everything" documentary argues scientific discoveries about the universe, DNA and fine-tuning point to the ...
For the past few years, a series of controversies have rocked the well-established field of cosmology. In a nutshell, the predictions of the standard model of the universe appear to be at odds with ...
A unique dataset of Type Ia Supernovae being released today could change how cosmologists measure the expansion history of the Universe. Dr Mathew Smith and Dr Georgios Dimitriadis from Lancaster ...
A new JWST study has revealed the true origins of a luminous quasar that has been duplicated six times as its light "zig-zags" through space-time via a phenomenon first predicted by Albert Einstein.
Recent surveys hint that the rate of cosmic expansion changes dramatically over time; if that's true, then the universe could ...
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After a multi-decade-year mission to understand the nature of the universe, a telescope perched in the mountain plateaus of northern Chile said goodbye in 2022. Now, its final data release is ...
Attention Is Discovery: The Life and Legacy of Astronomer Henrietta Leavitt by Anna Von Mertens. MIT Press, 2024 ($34.95) Fans of Hidden Figures and The Glass Universe will appreciate Anna Von Mertens ...