The shape of the universe is not something we often think about. My colleagues and I have published a new study that suggests ...

Another batch of the ‘impossible’ galaxies turned out not to be standard galaxies at all, but a new type of object that ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. After a century of observations spanning the breadth of the cosmos and theoretical insights that ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Mathematical evidence indicates that our universe is flat, but it could be infinitely big, as well. You can figure out if an object is flat with a ...

"The universe never ceases to amaze and surprise us." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. New results from the Dark Energy ...

The universe is expanding, and while that fact is fascinating, it also creates a question that trips people up: if it’s growing, what exactly is it expanding into? Our brains are used to picturing ...

Is the universe infinite, Aristotle asked in 350 BCE, “or is this an impossibility? The decision … is … all-important to our search for the truth.” The Greek ...

The universe has no brain. It has no gray matter, no nervous system, no neurons firing electrical impulses—and yet, that physical structure may not be where intelligence and consciousness actually ...

In CUriosity, experts across the CU Boulder campus answer pressing questions about humans, our planet and the universe beyond. Previously, astrophysicist Jeremy Darling tackled: “What is the biggest ...

After a century of observations spanning the breadth of the cosmos and theoretical insights that push humanity's vision of the universe to its utmost limits, we can finally, confidently say that the ...