Shocking’ results from a major astronomical study have raised doubts about the standard model of cosmology, forcing ...

At long last, a unified theory combining gravity with the other fundamental forces—electromagnetism and the strong and weak ...

Researchers have developed a new quantum theory of gravity which describes gravity in a way that's compatible with the Standard Model of particle physics, opening the door to an improved understanding ...

The Hubble Space Telescope celebrates 35 years of groundbreaking discoveries, stunning imagery, and a lasting impact on ...

István Szapudi's team introduced a minuscule rotation into their mathematical models of the universe. This adjustment, though tiny, helped reconcile conflicting measurements without violating known ...

The universe's largest structure, the Hercules-Corona Borealis Great Wall, was already a challenge to explain with models of the universe due to its incredibly vast size — and now, using the ...

An Egyptian sarcophagus shows the sky goddess Nut as being covered in stars and having a dark, undulating curve running ...

Credit: Robert Lea (created with Canva) The universe's largest structure, the Hercules-Corona Borealis Great Wall, was already a challenge to explain with models of the universe due to its ...

For the last few decades, every observation seemed to be in reasonable agreement with this narrative, so physicists integrated a cosmological constant into their model of how the universe works.

What they found was unexpected: The universe appeared to be expanding faster than any model predicted. At first, they couldn’t believe it. But as more data came in, it became undeniable. This ...

The department has announced via Instagram that it will resume using nude models in figure drawing and painting classes at the Priscilla R. Tyson Cultural Arts Center. This is effective for this ...