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cosmology Physics The 30-year fight over how many numbers we need to describe reality In 1992, three physicists began an argument about how many numbers we need to fully describe …
Introduction: Cosmology - New Scientist
Sep 4, 2006 · Cosmologists study the universe as a whole: its birth, growth, shape, size and eventual fate. The vast scale of the universe became clear in the 1920s when Edwin …
The universe lines up along the 'axis of evil'. Coincidence?
Oct 26, 2016 · “Studying the axis of evil is certainly worthwhile. However, I don’t believe it represents a major gap in our understanding of early-universe cosmology.”
The cosmic landscape of time that explains our universe's expansion
Mar 4, 2025 · A strange new conception of how time warps across the universe does away with cosmology's most mysterious entity, dark energy
A legendary cosmologist on how to find a deeper theory of the …
Jan 22, 2024 · JIM PEEBLES is widely known as the architect of modern cosmology – and its nice-guy-in-chief. Awarding his half-share of the 2019 Nobel prize for physics, the committee …
We live in a cosmic void so empty that it breaks the laws of …
Apr 15, 2024 · Space We live in a cosmic void so empty that it breaks the laws of cosmology Mounting evidence suggests our galaxy sits at the centre of an expanse of nothingness 2 …
The radical idea that space-time remembers could upend cosmology
Jun 16, 2025 · Physics The radical idea that space-time remembers could upend cosmology There are new hints that the fabric of space-time may be made of "memory cells" that record …
Planck shows almost perfect cosmos – plus axis of evil
Mar 21, 2013 · The universe is almost perfect, 80 million years older than we thought, and maybe a little bit evil. That's the conclusion of a four-year mission conducted by the European Space …
One of the biggest mysteries of cosmology may finally be solved
Apr 9, 2024 · The expansion rate of the universe, measured by the Hubble constant, has been one of the most controversial numbers in cosmology for years, and we seem at last to be close …
Dark energy bombshell sparks race to find a new model of the …
May 2, 2025 · ‘Shocking’ results from a major astronomical study have raised doubts about the standard model of cosmology, forcing scientists to consider new ways of understanding dark …