Cosmology

More Stories in Cosmology

  1. Cosmology

    New baby pictures of the universe deepen a cosmic mystery

    Cosmic microwave background data support cosmology’s standard model but retain a mystery about the universe’s expansion rate.

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  2. Cosmology

    How we might finally find black holes from the cosmic dawn

    After decades of study, scientists sound genuinely optimistic about the possibility of detecting primordial black holes, which might explain dark matter.

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  3. Cosmology

    Einstein’s gravity endures despite a dark energy puzzle

    The DESI project previously reported that dark energy — long thought to be constant — changes over time. A new analysis reaffirms that claim.

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  4. Cosmology

    How did dark matter shape the universe? This physicist has ideas

    Theoretical physicist Tracy Slatyer proposes new scenarios for dark matter and helped discover the Fermi bubbles.

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  5. Particle Physics

    A neutrino mass mismatch could shake cosmology’s foundations

    Cosmological data suggest unexpected masses for neutrinos, including the possibility of zero or negative mass.

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  6. Physics

    How to spot tiny black holes that might pass through the solar system 

    Flybys of primordial black holes may occur once a decade. Tweaks to the orbits of planets and GPS satellites could give away their presence.

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  7. Cosmology

    In an epic cosmology clash, rival scientists begin to find common ground 

    Different measurements of the cosmic expansion rate disagree. The James Webb telescope could determine whether that disagreement is real.

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  8. Cosmology

    Strange observations of galaxies challenge ideas about dark matter

    A new look at how light bends as it travels through the universe could point to an alternative theory of gravity.

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  9. Cosmology

    The universe may have a complex geometry — like a doughnut

    Physicists haven’t yet ruled out the possibility that the universe has a complicated topology in which space loops back around on itself.

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