Hints of impossibly bright, massive objects in the infant universe have forced astronomers to rethink how the first cosmic ...

Two landmark quantum experiments have sharpened one of the oldest arguments in modern physics, and the verdict is not kind to ...

Current theories suggest that dark matter — the mysterious substance that’s believed not to emit, absorb, or reflect light — ...

Dark energy may be the most mysterious substance ever proposed, but many scientists are certain it exists. Why?

Our universe plays by certain rules, which originate from different branches of physics. But sometimes the rules seem ...

The Standard Model of our universe doesn’t match the evidence, in part because of dark energy, a ghostly force pushing the ...

Eric and Wendy Schmidt are backing a start-up-like approach to building a giant space telescope and powerful ground ...

An international research project has been awarded £215,100 to explore some of the rarest and most unstable forms of matter ...

"WIMPs are still the leading candidate for dark matter, but billions of dollars of experiments have been done, only getting ...

Mathematical quirks of our universe have led some cosmologists to wonder whether the cosmos was actually born in a black hole. Parallels in the physics of the universe and that of black holes have led ...

What is the fundamental nature of reality? What is the true essence of human consciousness? These questions will take center stage at the Nature of Reality Seminar, a major interdisciplinary gathering ...

A USF professor and research team are using two NASA grants and the Hubble Space Telescope to test the mathematical model of ...