In her second pop-science book, theoretical cosmologist Chanda Prescod-Weinstein returns to her celestial and cultural roots.

The largest-ever survey of physicists from around the world—released today—shows a distinct lack of consensus across many of ...

One of the best-performing models in cosmology is also one with the least physical rationale behind it. Columnist Leah Crane ...

Cyclic cosmology, or the big bounce, is the idea that the universe will eventually crunch back together and then go through another big bang. Columnist Leah Crane finds that, appropriately, it’s comin ...

The conclusion of DESI's first survey marks an important milestone for cosmology, which finds itself in a bind for the best reasons.

Modern cosmology assumes dark matter exists. But what makes us so certain that dark matter is the answer—and what if we're ...

"The Story of Everything" documentary argues scientific discoveries about the universe, DNA and fine-tuning point to the existence of a creator God.

Larry de Ghetaldi (Merrill ’76, biology and chemistry), and Nicholas Suntzeff (Ph.D. ’80, astronomy) are recognized for ...

Astronomers have revealed the sharpest image ever captured of a filament in the cosmic web — the enormous hidden structure ...

Does anyone know anything? The post Someone Asked Physicists What They Really Believe About the Universe and… Yikes appeared ...

Dr. James E. Beecham is a retired physician and independent theoretical researcher developing the SP3 (Space-Phase Physics) ...