Cosmology
Early Galaxy Pinpoints Reionization Era
[/caption] Astronomers looking to pinpoint when the reionozation of the Universe took place have found some of the earliest galaxies…
New CMB Measurements Support Standard Model
New measurements of the cosmic microwave background (CMB) - the leftover light from the Big Bang - lend further support…
If We Live in a Multiverse, How Many Are There?
[/caption] Theoretical physics has brought us the notion that our single universe is not necessarily the only game in town.…
Planck First Light
[/caption] One of the newest telescopes in space, the Planck spacecraft, recently completed its "first light" survey which began on…
What! No Parallel Universe? Cosmic Cold Spot Just Data Artifact
Rats! Another perplexing space mystery solved by science. New analysis of the famous "cold spot" in the cosmic microwave background…
The Big Bang Writ Little
If you are into Twitter (as I am), you might enjoy this: New Scientist challenged their readers to encompass the…
New Way to Measure Curvature of Space Could Unite Gravity Theory
[/caption] Einstein's general theory of relativity describes gravity in terms of the geometry of both space and time. Far from…
New Limits on Gravitational Waves From the Big Bang
[/caption] The only way to know what the Universe was like at the moment of the Big Bang requires analysis…
What If There Is Only One Universe?
When it comes to universes, perhaps one is enough after all. Many theories in physics and cosmology require the existence…
Cosmologists Improve on Standard Candles Measurement
[/caption] Cosmologists have found a new and quicker technique that establishes the intrinsic brightness of Type Ia supernovae more accurately…