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The authors of We Have No Idea remind us that there are still many unsolved mysteries in science. What is dark energy? Why aren’t we made of antimatter? How many dimensions are there? These are a few ...

It started with a hunch. Or more accurately, a glow. Scientists using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope were combing through the deep sky, same as they’ve done dozens of times, when something odd lit ...

Dark energy could have an accomplice that helps it slow the growth of large cosmic structures, such as vast superclusters made up of clusters of galaxies. A new analysis of astronomical data suggests ...