380 Results From "Big Bang"

Space.com delves into the the history of research into the star, and finds that though scientists have made some progress, the mystery remains unexplained.
Physics

This Star Appears to Be Older Than the Universe

In a paper, NASA scientist Jeremy Schnittman argues that it's pretty unlikely planets that orbit black holes could harbor life.
Science & Energy

NASA Scientist Ponders Life on Planets Orbiting Black Holes

In an interview with NBC, theoretical phycisist Sean Carroll argues that there "are multiple worlds where you made different decisions."
Physics

This Physicist Believes There Are Countless Parallel Universes

Elon Musk is once again warning about the perils of unregulated AI, saying that people who think AI couldn't fool them are fooling themselves.
Artificial Intelligence

Elon Musk: If You Don’t Think AI Could Outsmart You, You’re an Idiot

Extremely bright objects that first appeared close to the Big Bang — theoretical objects called "dark stars" — could have seeded supermassive black holes.
Science & Energy

These Bizarre Objects May Have “Seeded” Supermassive Black Holes

The last decade in mind-blowing space travel was the most important since the Apollo program was introduced. Here's the biggest space news of the decade.
Off-World

The Most Mind-Blowing Space Stories of the 2010s

New research suggests that a cascade of supernovae could have been instrumental in human evolution by creating an environment where bipedal animals thrive.
Evolution

Bizarre Theory: Supernovas Kickstarted Human Evolution

Hubble scientists just assembled a dizzying composite image made of 16 years of Hubble Space Telescope observations that includes 265,000 galaxies.
Off-World

Tiny Specks Zoom Into Beautiful Galaxies In Amazing Hubble Image

An attempt to reconcile the discrepancy among Hubble Constant calculations only complicated the matter, raising questions about our models of the universe.
Physics

New Hubble Data Breaks Scientists’ Understanding of the Universe

New data from the Hubble Space Telescope all-but confirms past findings that the rate of the universe's expansion has accelerated over time.
Off-World

Hubble Data: The Universe Is Expanding Faster and Faster

An international team of researchers says it's found 83 new supermassive black holes at extreme end of the visible universe.
Science & Energy

Astronomers Just Found 83 Giant Black Holes at Universe’s Edge

Scientists have discovered a star in the Andromeda Galaxy that explodes every year — the first of its kind in the known universe.
Off-World

Scientists Discovered a Star That Explodes Every Year

Strange new observations from distant quasars suggest that dark energy could be getting stronger as the universe gets older.
Energy

Bizarre New Data Suggests That Dark Energy Is Getting Stronger

A newly-discovered star in our galaxy is only 300 million years younger than the universe itself. it's older than anything scientists expected to find.
Off-World

An Ancient Star Reveals Our Galaxy Is Older Than We Thought

In a live stream, NASA's New Horizon spacecraft team revealed new details about Ultima Thule — a space rock floating 6.6 kilometers away from Earth.
NASA

Here’s NASA’s Newly-Released Image of Ultima Thule

Researchers from CERN have just moved one step closer to cooling antimatter, which should make it easier for us to study the mysterious substance.
Physics

We’re Almost Able to Cool Antimatter. Here’s Why That’s a Big Deal.

Construction has begun on the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT), a telescope that will be the most powerful in the world once completed in 2024.
Science & Energy

We’ll Soon Have A Telescope That Will Show Us the Edge of the Universe

A number of scientifically sound studies all reached different conclusions when trying to figure out the universe's expansion rate.
Physics

Figuring out How Fast the Universe Is Expanding Might Require a New Type of Physics

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Biology

Overlooked DNA Leads Researchers to The “Big Bang” of Immune Cell Development

Stephen Hawking’s Final Theory Tackles the Multiverse
Future Society

Stephen Hawking’s Final Theory Tackles the Multiverse