Gerko has donated to numerous science- and maths-focused projects over the years. He is co-funding the development of a sky telescope at the University of North Carolina, donated $10mn to two groups ...

A new three-volume study explores how quantum physics, gravitation and cosmology may be understood within a unified ...

Astronomers have created the largest and most detailed 3D map yet of a glowing signal from the early universe, revealing hidden galaxies and gas from 9-11 billion years ago. By analyzing faint ...

Since humanity's earliest days, people have looked up at the stars, using science, art, religion, philosophy, mathematics, and any other tool at their disposal to better understand the complicated and ...

Explore the intriguing belief that our universe might be a simulation, based on philosophical arguments and scientific ...

Astronomers studying a distant galaxy using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have found the best candidates yet for the universe’s first stars. These so-called Population III stars arose shortly ...

Most messages are press releases about astronomical discoveries—okay, scratch that; most of them are spam, but science announcements are an easy second place. But I also get questions from readers ...

On the other are journalists like me who believe there is more to acknowledging the world and understanding how it works than ...

The map extends over the period of 9 to 11 billion years ago, during the universe's ‘cosmic noon' when star formation was at ...

June 21, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

On the night of Oct. 5, 1923, Edwin Hubble observed a strange star that flickered in intensity at regular intervals. The star, dubbed M31-V1, was key to showing that the universe extended far beyond ...

When we say we have faith in God, this implies that there is no scope for question, inquiry or any argument about it. When we say God made the Earth and the other planets go round the Sun, this stops ...