Dark-energy evidence suggests the universe will end in a “big crunch” roughly 20 billion years from now. The universe is nearing the halfway point of what may be a 33-billion-year lifespan, according ...

On human timescales, the universe may as well be eternal. It’ll be here long after our species and our planet are gone, but it does have an end. The generally accepted long-term evolution of the ...

If recent discoveries that dark energy is evolving hold any water, our Universe will collapse under its own gravity on a ...

How did the universe come into being? There are a multitude of theories on this subject. In a Physical Review Letters paper, ...

When discussing the scale of the universe, we’re immediately faced with an intriguing question: are we tiny beings, or is the ...

A faint radio "whisper" from ancient hydrogen reveals the universe was heating up long before it filled with starlight.

Tel Aviv scientists predict ancient radio signals from the early Universe that could reveal how dark matter shaped stars and ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Our vast universe might not be infinitely expanding after all. Some ...

According to the equations that govern black holes, the larger one of these cosmic behemoths is the lower its average density – given that the universe contains a lot of relatively empty space, could ...

Scientists have found a remarkably small yet bright object from the early universe that doesn’t make sense in our existing models of how stars and galaxies formed, even our own Milky Way. That means ...

Earth and the surrounding Milky Way galaxy may be sitting inside a cosmic void—a "mysterious giant hole"—that could be speeding up the universe's expansion in our region compared to others, This is ...

Dark energy is one of the most mysterious concepts in all of the cosmos. We know very little about what it is but it just might play an overwhelming role in the death of the universe. Often referred ...