Whether the universe will "end" at all is not certain, but all evidence suggests it will continue being humanity's cosmic ...

The universe is generally referred to as infinite, unknown, and limitless. With over 2 trillion galaxies and millions of stars and planets, the universe is so enormous that it stretches the boundaries ...

There is an important and unresolved tension in cosmology regarding the rate at which the universe is expanding, and ...

It’s always amazing, and more than a little humbling, when the universe reminds us that our “common sense” is provincial, ...

No one knows what kicked off the Big Bang that eventually allowed the stars to begin forming. Adolf Schaller for STScI, CC BY How can a Big Bang have been the start of the universe, since intense ...

The surface of Earth is finite. We can measure it. If it was expanding, then its size would grow with time. And once again, good ol' Earth helps us understand what the universe might be doing beyond ...

When amateur astronomers participate in star parties for the general public, the subject of distances in space always comes up. The immensity of our universe never fails to fascinate curious minds.

“The cosmos is also within us, we're made of star-stuff. We are a way for the cosmos to know itself.” - Carl Sagan Compared to the Sun, how big is the Earth? What is a scale model and how does it help ...

Scientists have long been interested in the early history of the universe. Famed physicist Stephen Hawking helped popularize that the Big Bang was a singular point in time — but that's not how many ...

A team of researchers has built one of the most detailed open maps of emerging technologies yet assembled, allowing ...

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — In just 4 months, Universal’s Epic Universe will officially open and Orange County is getting ready to capitalize on new tourism demand. On Thursday, Channel 9 captured new ...

In the search to understand how the universe came to be, a new theory is rewriting the script. Instead of one massive, fiery birth like the Big Bang, this idea suggests the cosmos has been growing in ...