It’s unclear whether science as a discipline—and scientists as people—will ever be able to answer some questions definitively ...

Leucippus' ancient atomic theory bears striking parallels to the modern Big Bang model showcasing his visionary perspective on cosmic origins ...

WUWM astronomy contributor Jean Creighton discusses cosmology ahead of "Birth of the Universe" at UWM's Manfred Olson Planetarium.

The Big Bang is a generally accepted theory that explains what happened at the beginning of the universe. While it is generally accepted, it is not at all understood because from what researchers can ...

Findings from a new study into the cosmic "afterglow" may rewrite the history of the universe, according to researchers. This afterglow—the "cosmic microwave background" (CMB), the relic radiation ...

Emma Chapman reviews Battle of the Big Bang: The New Tales of Our Cosmic Origins by Niayesh Afshordi and Phil Halper Before the bang That the universe evolved from a "hot Big Bang" is not in question, ...

COSMOLOGY has come a long way. Once upon a time it was akin to theology, and models in which the universe rested on the back of a giant turtle were as plausible as any other. Now we have a ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American Every month or so it seems like another ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American What do we really know about our universe?