The shape of the cosmos depends on a balance of two competing forces: the pull of gravity and the expansion driven by dark ...

When you look up at the night sky, it appears unchanging. But if you look deep enough you will find that the sky is in fact ...

E.T. may have ‘phoned home’ back in 1982, but in the world outside of popular cinema the hunt for extraterrestrial life continues. Today, with a $7.5 million grant from NASA, Rensselaer Polytechnic ...

Earth’s location in the Universe is utterly unremarkable, despite recent theories that propose toppling a foundation of modern cosmology, according to a team of University of British Columbia ...

This story is part of our Cosmic Perspective series, in which we confront the staggering vastness of the cosmos and our place in it. Read the rest of the series here. In a sense, we are at the centre ...

With the universe constantly expanding, scientists have a hard time finding where its center is. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

Lucien Heurtier works for King's College London. Lucien Heurtier's work is supported in part by the U.K. Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) under GrantST/X000753/1 Although our universe ...