The shape of the cosmos depends on a balance of two competing forces: the pull of gravity and the expansion driven by dark ...

A mysterious object has been detected at the edge of the universe, sparking curiosity and debate within the scientific community. As researchers scramble to understand its origins and purpose, ...

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Prologue: Cosmology's extraordinary new frontiers -- How far out can we see? : voyage to the edge of the known universe -- How was the universe born? : reavealing the dawn of time -- How far away will ...

Our latest and best ever map of the early universe is five times more detailed than anything we have had before, but while it precisely backs up the leading model of the universe, it is also a ...

A century ago, Edwin Hubble began the race to the edge of the cosmos Damond Benningfield In 1930, Albert Einstein met with astronomers (including Edwin Hubble, at Einstein's left, back row) at Mount ...

We have not been able to detect dark matter yet, even though there are many aspects of the universe that suggest the existence of invisible matter. In one new theory, it is possible that dark matter ...

How old is the universe—and how fast is it expanding? These are part of one of the biggest—and most contested—questions in science, and the answers could change our understanding of physics. In this ...