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Why Is This A Special Time For The Universe?
You might be surprised to know that you're living in a very special time in the Universe. And in the…
The Joy of Discovery, Featuring Bill Nye
"We are, you and I, at least one of the ways that the Universe knows itself." – Bill Nye Did…
How Old is the Universe?
The Universe is vast bubble of space and time, expanding in volume. Run the clock backward and you get to…
Weekly Space Hangout – January 17, 2014: Astronomers Without Borders, & Jelly Donuts
Host: Fraser Cain Guests: Mike Simmons from Astronomers without Borders, Nicole Gugliucci, Jason Major, Casey Dreier, Brian Koberlein, Nancy Atkinson,…
Why Our Universe is Not a Hologram
Editor's note: This article was originally published by Brian Koberlein on G+, and it is republished here with the author's…
Is Everything in the Universe Expanding?
The Universe is expanding. Distant galaxies are moving away from us in all directions. It’s natural to wonder, is everything…
What is the Universe Expanding Into?
Come on, admit it, you've had this question. “Since astronomers know that the Universe is expanding, what’s it expanding into?…
Astronomers Catch a Galactic Threesome in the Act
An enormous and incredibly luminous distant galaxy has turned out to actually be three galaxies in the process of merging…
Early Supermassive Black Holes First Formed as Twins
It's one of the puzzles of cosmology and stellar evolution: how did supermassive black holes get so... well, supermassive... in the…
How Will the Universe End?
The evidence that the Universe began with the Big Bang is very compelling. 13.8 billion years ago, the entire Universe…