The universe could, in fact, be a giant doughnut, despite all of the evidence suggesting it's as flat as a pancake, new research suggests. All observations so far suggest the universe is flat. In ...

Why is the universe expanding at an ever-increasing rate? This is one of the most exciting yet unresolved questions in modern ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...

The shape of the universe is one of the most important questions in cosmology, with far-reaching implications, up to and including the ultimate fate of the cosmos. For decades, we've been measuring ...

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...

I've long been fascinated by the fundamental mystery of our universe's origin. In my work, I explore an alternative to the ...

The cosmos may have something in common with a doughnut. In addition to their fried, sugary goodness, doughnuts are known for their shape, or in mathematical terms, their topology. In a universe with ...

TORONTO, ON – NASA’s Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) has transformed the science of cosmology by establishing the age, geometry and contents of the universe with astonishing precision – an ...

So while the measurement is consistent with a flat universe, it is possible that the universe is closed and finite. However, the constraints are tight and if the universe is finite it must be very, ...

Dark energy, making up 70% of the universe, causes its accelerating expansion. Gravitational waves, predicted by Einstein, were detected from colliding black holes. The Event Horizon Telescope imaged ...