It will take the most sensitive instruments ever imagined to reveal ripples from the Big Bang, but they could change our ...

"One explanation is that the Universe was born rotating. That explanation agrees with theories such as black hole cosmology, which postulates that the entire Universe is the interior of a black hole.

Have you ever wanted to hold the universe in the palm of your hand? Well, now you can… As long as you have the file storage space for it. An international team of scientists has come together to ...

Just as ocean waves shape our shores, ripples in space-time may have once set the Universe on an evolutionary path that led to the cosmos as we see it today.

If you’ve ever wanted to explore the entire universe from the comfort of your computer, now’s your chance. An international team has created the largest and most realistic virtual universe to ...

What does the entire observable universe look like? Not exactly like this–but it’s a pretty (and fascinating) picture. The illustration, based on logarithmic maps from Princeton researchers ...

A physicist argues that many mysteries start to clear up once you accept that there is just one thing — the universe itself.

With each new year that comes upon us, there are a slew of new events awaiting us not only here on Earth, but throughout the entire observable Universe. Despite all appearances that things don't ...