(via Sabine Hossenfelder) Cosmology, the branch of physics that deals with the universe, is facing a bit of a crisis right now. Four crises, actually. Let’s take a look at the biggest problems with ...

As the youthful universe congealed under the pull of gravity, matter knotted itself into galaxies, galaxy clusters and filaments, weaving a dazzlingly intricate cosmic web. This web’s structure is ...

Consensus on the universe’s expansion rate might be near, thanks to the James Webb telescope The biggest clash in cosmology might be inching closer to resolution, thanks to the James Webb Space ...

(via Dr. Becky) The Copernican principle states that the Earth is not in a special place in the Universe. Us humans are not privileged observers, we’re seeing the same Universe as everyone else; and ...

But then, as Turner explains in the 2022 Annual Review of Nuclear and Particle Science, mysteries are only to be expected. The scientific study of cosmology, the field that focuses on the origins and ...

Astronomers have been confounded by recent evidence that the universe expanded at different rates throughout its life. New findings risk turning the tension into a crisis, scientists say. When you ...

What if the Universe were not symmetrical? This idea, which goes against what scientists have long believed, emerges from new studies on large cosmic structures. Instead of being uniform in all ...

To study the origins of our universe is to struggle with profound chicken-or-egg questions. We know the Big Bang happened. Cosmologists can see its afterglow in the sky. But no one knows whether the ...

With the increasing power of telescopes and computers, cosmologists today are pushing the boundaries of human knowledge about the universe, seeing further and simulating more accurately that ever ...

A few years ago, the internet caught alight with talk of a “vibe shift” in what counts as cool. Skinny jeans and minimalism were out; baggy trousers and messy hair were in. Cue a minor panic for ...