Astronomers have confirmed the earliest barred spiral galaxy in the universe, a Milky-Way-like structure that existed just 2 ...

Cosmology’s neat story of a universe driven apart by a simple, invisible “cosmic fuel” is starting to fray. A growing body of ...

Particles faster than light could revolutionise our understanding of space, time, and the universe’s fundamental laws.

Consciousness could be a fundamental part of reality, like gravity or matter, according to this controversial theory.

Wormholes are often imagined as tunnels through space or time—shortcuts across the universe. But this image rests on a ...

Our best models of the cosmos don't add up — but that could change if the universe is actually made of a viscous 'fluid,' a ...

Since the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) went into operation, red dots in its images have puzzled researchers around the ...

For centuries, the principle of symmetry has guided physicists towards more fundamental truths, but now a slew of shocking ...

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

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 ...

Marvel’s alternate universes are one of the most fascinating aspects of its storytelling because they allow for endless creative exploration. By stepping outside the constraints of the primary ...