Dark matter, the invisible substance that shapes the Universe, may have had a far more dramatic beginning than scientists once believed.

Area of focus: Cosmology: decoding the secrets of the origin of the universe and how it has changed over time Johanna Nagy hopes to “see” the birth of the universe by mapping the fossil light that ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. No one knows what kicked off the Big Bang that eventually allowed the stars to begin forming. Adolf Schaller for STScI, CC BY How ...

Did light shine in the universe’s earliest moments, or was it hidden from view? While this question may seem simple at first, arecent article by Live Sciencereveals that the reality is far more ...

Why does the Universe exist instead of having been annihilated shortly after its birth? This fundamental question in physics finds new illumination thanks to an unprecedented collaboration between two ...