According to the equations that govern black holes, the larger one of these cosmic behemoths is the lower its average density ...

When discussing the scale of the universe, we’re immediately faced with an intriguing question: are we tiny beings, or is the ...

Researchers have unveiled a new model for the universe’s birth that replaces cosmic inflation with gravitational waves as the ...

He led a team of scientists who helped confirm that a Big Bang was the source of the universe. The discovery earned him a ...

Parallels in the physics of the universe and that of black holes have led some cosmologists to wonder if our universe could have been born in a black hole. Photograph by NASA Goddard Gazing up at the ...

Scientists are rethinking the universe’s deepest mysteries using numerical relativity, complex computer simulations of Einstein’s equations in extreme conditions. This method could help explore what ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...

The Marvel Cinematic Universe really shouldn’t work. It’s too big and too complicated with too many different moving parts that need to be kept in the air at all times.

Gazing up at the stars at night, it’s easy to imagine that space goes on forever. But cosmologists know that the universe actually has limits. First, their best models indicate that space and time had ...