Most cosmologists believe that these stars were the first large, free-floating structures to illuminate our universe, and that black holes appeared later. But some have proposed that it went the other ...
Within modern astrophysics, dark matter is considered a critical component influencing the formation and structure of the ...
Quantum clocks built from randomness offer a new perspective on time, merging quantum mechanics with timekeeping and ...
The nature of dark matter remains one of the greatest mysteries in cosmology. Within the standard framework of ...
Pulsars suggest that ultra–low-frequency gravitational waves are rippling through the cosmos. The signal seen by ...
Researchers have found a suspected clump of dark matter lurking within the luminous halo of a well-known "Einstein ring." The ...
His latest book, Discordance, fits into the class of conventional popular cosmology, in so far that it is an account of how our present understanding of the Universe has emerged. But it is also, with ...
Off the western coast of Sumatra, the Mentawai Islands rise from the Indian Ocean in a patchwork of emerald forests and ...