The cosmological constant is the mathematical description of the energy that drives the ever-accelerating expansion of the ...

In the search to understand how the universe came to be, a new theory is rewriting the script. Instead of one massive, fiery birth like the Big Bang, this idea suggests the cosmos has been growing in ...

For centuries, we’ve believed gravity holds the universe together. But what if that’s the biggest misunderstanding in science? The Electric Universe Theory suggests everything — from atoms to galaxies ...

Controversial research suggests the Big Bang may be a myth due to its reliance on the Doppler effect theory. This idea says the universe is neither expanding, nor contracting; instead it is steady, ...

The largest-ever 3D map of the cosmos hints that the dark energy that’s fueling the universe’s expansion may be weakening. One community of theoretical physicists expected as much. On the morning of ...