cosmic microwave background
Astronomers saw the Same Supernova Three Times Thanks to Gravitational Lensing. And in Twenty Years They Think They’ll see it one More Time
It is hard for humans to wrap their heads around the fact that there are galaxies so far away that…
Nancy Grace Roman Telescope is Getting an Upgraded new Infrared Filter
The Nancy Grace Roman Telescope just received a new infrared filter that will allow it to explore even more of…
Polarized light from the cosmic background hints at new physics
Distant light from the big bang is twisted as it travels to us. This could mean dark matter is more…
The Universe is the Same, Everywhere We Look. Even More than Cosmologists Predicted
The Universe is about 10% smoother than we expect, and astronomers aren't entirely sure why.
How Loop Quantum Gravity Could Match Anomalies in the CMB with Large Structures in the Modern Universe
A strange celestial tension could be caused by a cosmic tango between events at very small and very large scales.
How Do You Weigh The Universe?
If we can find the weight of everything in the universe, we can better understand how the universe came to…
What is the Steady State Hypothesis?
When it comes to cosmological theories, the Big Bang theory has historically had only one big contender - the Steady…
New Research Suggests that the Universe is a Sphere and Not Flat After All
The universe is a seemingly endless sea filled with stars, galaxies, and nebulae. In it, we see patterns and constellations…
New observations from the Planck mission don’t resolve anomalies like the CMB “cold spot”
A new analysis of Planck mission data has provided no new insights into the anomalies it detected, leaving the door…
What is the Cosmic Microwave Background?
For thousands of years, human being have been contemplating the Universe and seeking to determine its true extent. And whereas…