The universe is believed to have originated about 15 billion years ago as a dense, hot globule of gas expanding rapidly outward. At that time, the universe contained nothing but hydrogen and a small ...

The universe is big in both space and time and, for much of humankind’s history, was beyond the reach of our instruments and our minds. That changed dramatically in the 20th century.

History of the Universe If the observations of cosmic acceleration featured in the NOVA program "Runaway Universe" are correct, then the universe will probably continue to expand forever.

That asymmetry, which favors matter to a very small degree, has puzzled scientists for many years. New research by UCLA physicists, published in the journal Physical Review Letters, offers a possible ...

Arno Penzias and Robert Wilson detected the echo of the Big Bang, and in 1978 shared the Nobel Prize in Physics for their discovery.

A team led by UC San Diego Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics Alison Coil believes they may have found the origin of the universe's giant odd radio circles: they are shells ...

As part of the Sunday Lecture Series at the Temple Beth El of Williamsburg, a recent program titled “The Origin of the Universe: A Dialogue on Religion and Science” was presented by Rabbi ...

As part of the Sunday Lecture Series at the Temple Beth El of Williamsburg, a recent program entitled “The Origin of the Universe: A Dialogue on Religion and Science” presented Rabbi David ...