How confusing inevitability with reality built decades of paradox. What if general relativity never actually tells us that ...

Knotted structures once imagined by Lord Kelvin may actually have shaped the universe’s earliest moments, according to new ...

A new study by researchers at the University of Amsterdam shows how gravitational waves from black holes can be used to ...

In the early universe, moments after the Big Bang and cosmic inflation, clusters of exotic, massive particles could have ...

Breakthroughs in science often begin with a simple question and years of tireless exploration. From the way tiny molecules slip through microscopic pores to the staggering behavior of matter near ...

The Big Bang is often described as the explosive birth of the universe—a singular moment when space, time and matter sprang into existence. But what if this was not the beginning at all? What if our ...

A new study suggests that gravity could quantum-entangle particles even if it remained classical.

The Hubble Space Telescope has recently captured extraordinary images of a rapidly collapsing star system in the Andromeda Galaxy. This discovery offers a unique glimpse into stellar evolution and the ...

Using various ground-based and space telescopes, an international team of astronomers has observed a recently discovered fast ...

Our universe may have been born in a gravitational crunch that formed a very massive black hole—followed by a bounce inside it. The Big Bang is often described as the explosive birth of the universe—a ...

Enrique Gaztanaga receives funding from the Spanish Plan Nacional (PGC2018-102021-B-100) and Maria de Maeztu (CEX2020-001058-M) grants. Enrique Gaztanaga is also a Professor at the Institute of Space ...