Cosmologists are finally beginning to sketch a coherent picture of the universe we cannot see, using exquisitely detailed ...

Astronomers are getting some answers to an age-old question. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. For decades, cosmologists have ...

A new AI-powered method is changing how scientists measure the universe. Developed by researchers at the Flatiron Institute and their partners, this technique offers a far more accurate way to ...

Pour milk in coffee, and the eddies and tendrils of white soon fade to brown. In half an hour, the drink cools to room temperature. Left for days, the liquid evaporates. After centuries, the cup will ...

Everyone has been pretty excited by the recent observation of gravitational waves. I know that I am prone to exaggeration, but gravitational waves really do open up a new way to observe the Universe.

“We understand the world around us through patterns,” suggests science writer Clegg (Quantum Computing) in this perhaps too brisk survey, and without them, “the universe would be a realm of chaos.” In ...

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