Scientists have been using complicated, hypothetical particles to explain the Big Bang, but this theory posits that a simpler ...
In the earliest moments after the universe was born, everything changed—fast. This rapid expansion, known as cosmic inflation, was theorized to solve problems in the Big Bang model. It explains why ...
For two decades, scientists believed the cosmological constant, known as λ (lambda), was positive. That meant the Universe ...
"If the model holds true, it could mark a new chapter in the way we think about the birth of the universe." A radical new theory regarding the origin of the universe suggests that gravitational waves, ...
If recent discoveries that dark energy is evolving hold any water, our Universe will collapse under its own gravity on a ...
A new study by physicists predicts that the universe could one day collapse in a reverse Big Bang, offering fresh insight into how it might all end.
A new study predicts the Universe will stop expanding in 11 billion years and collapse in a "Big Crunch" around 20 billion ...