So much happened in the earliest moments of the universe. Elementary particles appeared, the first nuclei of hydrogen and ...

In a first-of-its-kind experiment, scientists have recreated "cosmic fireballs" here on Earth in a particle accelerator.The ...

Led by doctoral student Tatsuya Kotani and Professor Tomoharu Oka from Keio University, the research team measured the ...

VANCOUVER, Canada — Hidden in the peaks and valleys imprinted on the cosmic microwave background — the radiation leftover from the Big Bang — is a wealth of information not only about the early ...

The universe's expansion may actually have started to slow rather than accelerating at an ever-increasing rate as previously ...

A glow undetectable to the human eye permeates the universe. This light is the remnant signature of the cosmic beginning — a dense, hot fireball that burst forth and created all mass, energy, and time ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. The Universe is out there, waiting for you to discover it. When you look out at the distant Universe, you’re also looking back in ...

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When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Paul Sutter is an astrophysicist at The Ohio State University and the chief scientist at COSI ...

At least for me, the most interesting thing in the popular superhero TV show WandaVision is the brief mention of the cosmic microwave background (CMB). It happens in Episode Four, "We Interrupt This ...