For a quarter century, cosmology has rested on a simple but audacious idea: that a fixed “cosmological constant” drives the ...

DESI has made the largest 3D map of our universe. The Earth is at the central vertex, and every dot is a galaxy. DESI collaboration and KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/R ...

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The latest generation of astronomy algorithms is not just cataloguing stars and galaxies, it is learning the hidden rules ...

The clearest pictures yet of the newborn cosmos strengthen the prevailing model of the universe but deepen a mystery about its expansion rate. Measurements of this rate, known as the Hubble constant, ...

Matrix models have emerged as a powerful framework in theoretical physics, offering a nonperturbative approach to describing quantum space-time. In these models, fundamental degrees of freedom are ...

'We're still being fairly cautious here.' When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A survey of more than 25 million galaxies has found a ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...

Right now, it looks like cosmology is at a tipping point. Will the James Webb telescope resolve the issue by revealing new physics? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...