It’s unclear whether science as a discipline—and scientists as people—will ever be able to answer some questions definitively ...

Leucippus' ancient atomic theory bears striking parallels to the modern Big Bang model showcasing his visionary perspective on cosmic origins ...

WUWM astronomy contributor Jean Creighton discusses cosmology ahead of "Birth of the Universe" at UWM's Manfred Olson Planetarium.

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 ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American Every month or so it seems like another ...

Nobel Prize winners for physics Arno Penzias (left) and Robert W. Wilson stand in front of their microwave radio antenna at Holmdel Bell Labs in New Jersey on Oct. 18, 1978. They won for studies in ...

For decades, the Big Bang has dominated our understanding of the universe’s origin—but not everyone agrees it tells the full story. Some scientists argue the universe may be eternal, with no true ...

I came across on the internet a commentary titled, “The universe did not start with the Big Bang — Feyman explains why.” ...

Cosmology and quantum physics both offer tantalizing possibilities that we inhabit just one reality among many. But testing that idea is challenging.