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What is the universe?
By Paul Sutter published
Reference It's quite a big question and a lot is still unknown about the universe, but we'll tell you everything that we do know, from how the universe was created, how old it is and what it's even made of.
Ultra-rare black hole ancestor detected at the dawn of the universe
By Brandon Specktor published
Scientists may have detected the first known 'transitioning red quasar' in the universe, dating to just 750 million years after the Big Bang.
Dark matter could be a cosmic relic from extra dimensions
By Robert Lea published
Massive gravitons may have formed a trillionth of a second after the Big Bang, in abundances great enough to account for dark matter.
Rare primordial gas may be leaking out of Earth's core
By Laura Geggel published
A vast reservoir of the rare gas helium-3 may be hanging out in Earth's metallic core.
The Milky Way's 'thick disk' is 2 billion years older than scientists thought
By Brandon Specktor published
Astronomers have found that part of the MIlky Way known as the thick disk is about 2 billion years older than expected, forming just 0.8 billion years after the Big Bang.
Our universe may have a twin that runs backward in time
By Paul Sutter published
A mirror universe that runs backward in time sprouted up before the Big Bang.
Mysteries of Stephen Hawking's doodle-filled blackboard may finally be solved
By Brandon Specktor published
A new museum exhibit hopes to uncover the secrets behind the doodles, in-jokes and coded messages on a blackboard that Stephen Hawking kept for more than 35 years.
We may finally be able to test one of Stephen Hawking's most far-out ideas
By Paul Sutter published
The recently launched James Webb Telescope should help determine if dark matter is made up of primordial black holes.
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