Cosmology
The First Supernovae Flooded the Early Universe With Water
Water is made of hydrogen and oxygen: H2O. The H was formed during the Big Bang, but it took the…
This Quasar Helped End the Dark Ages of the Universe
After the Big Bang came the Dark Ages, a period lasting hundreds of millions of years when the universe was…
New Study of Supernovae Data Suggests That Dark Energy is an Illusion
Dark energy is central to the standard model of cosmology, but the Timescape model suggests dark matter doesn't exist.
Is the Universe a Fractal?
For decades cosmologists have wondered if the large-scale structure of the universe is a fractal: if it looks the same…
The JWST Looked Over the Hubble’s Shoulder and Confirmed that the Universe is Expanding Faster
It's axiomatic that the Universe is expanding. However, the rate of expansion hasn't remained the same. It appears that the…
Another Clue About the Ultra-High Energy Cosmic Rays: Magnetic Turbulence
Space largely seems quite empty! Yet even in the dark voids of the cosmos, ultra-high-energy cosmic rays are streaming through…
Has the Universe Been Designed to Support Life? Now We Have a Way to Test it!
The anthropic principle states that the fundamental parameters of the Universe such as the strength of the fundamental forces, have…
Webb Sees a Supercluster of Galaxies Coming Together
As a species, we've come to the awareness that we're a minuscule part of a vast Universe defined by galaxy…
Observations by DESI Open the Door to Modified Gravity Models
Observations from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument suggest that the rate of cosmic expansion may be changing over the time.…
Cosmology is at a Crossroads, But New Instruments are Coming to Help
Thanks to Hubble, JWST, and the Planck mission, we're starting to see cracks in the current ideas in cosmology, expressed…