By observing tiny ripples in spacetime called "gravitational waves" that propagate away from colliding black holes, ...

A new study published in Scientific Reports simulates particle creation in an expanding universe using IBM quantum computers, ...

Dark energy is still a mystery, but powerful new telescopes are set to uncover clues. With NASA and ESA leading the charge, ...

Supermassive black holes are seen as sources of wanton cosmic destruction, but there may be more to their powerful influence ...

Is it possible to understand the universe without understanding the largest structures that reside in it? In principle, not ...

A "cosmic CT scan" performed by scientists using two very different cosmic surveys has revealed the cosmos is less clumpy and ...

From unifying quantum physics and gravity to working out what is dark matter, the universe has some deep questions that ...

Researchers studied how the universe’s structure changed over time. They found that the universe is less clumpy than expected ...

"Most of the external layers of a massive star are removed during the supernova, but some material falls back, making the neutron star spin faster." ...

Matter in intergalactic space is not randomly scattered - it forms a vast network of filamentary structures that make up the ...

This ultra-strong gravity condition provides a unique and excellent opportunity to probe new fundamental aspects of physics of the universe including quantum gravity. It is currently thought that ...