Rubin Observatory reveals first images

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory, a new scientific facility that will bring the night sky to life like never before using the largest camera ever built, has

Cambridge University News • cambridge
June 23, 2025 ~4 min

Cosmic signal from the very early universe will help astronomers detect the first stars

Understanding how the universe transitioned from darkness to light with the formation of the first stars and galaxies is a key turning point in the universe’s

Cambridge University News • cambridge
June 20, 2025 ~5 min


What if the Big Bang wasn’t the beginning? Our research suggests it may have taken place inside a black hole

New theory makes testable predictions.

Enrique Gaztanaga, Professor at Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation (University of Portsmouth), University of Portsmouth • conversation
June 3, 2025 ~9 min

Dark energy may have once been ‘springier’ than it is today − DESI cosmologists explain what their collaboration’s new measurement says about the universe’s history

Scientists have conflicting theories on why the universe is expanding at an accelerating rate. New measurements from a massive collaboration complicate these ideas.

Paul Martini, Professor of Astronomy and Physics, The Ohio State University • conversation
April 16, 2025 ~10 min

Webb Telescope sees galaxy in mysteriously clearing fog of early Universe

Astronomers have identified a bright hydrogen emission from a galaxy in the very early Universe. The surprise finding is challenging researchers to explain how

Cambridge University News • cambridge
March 26, 2025 ~5 min

Origins of black holes revealed in their spin, study finds

Gravitational waves data held clues for high-mass black holes’ violent beginnings

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Jan. 7, 2025 ~4 min

Massive black hole in the early universe spotted taking a ‘nap’ after overeating

Scientists have spotted a massive black hole in the early universe that is ‘napping’ after stuffing itself with too much food.

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Dec. 18, 2024 ~6 min

What is the universe expanding into if it’s already infinite?

The universe is constantly expanding, but how do scientists think about what it’s expanding into?

Nicole Granucci, Instructor of Physics, Quinnipiac University • conversation
Dec. 9, 2024 ~8 min


Naked singularities: how quantum black holes explain why we don’t see the end of space and time

At a singularity, the laws of physics as we know them suffer a complete breakdown. So such objects really shouldn’t exist.

Robie Hennigar, Willmore Fellow of Mathematical Physics, Durham University • conversation
Nov. 27, 2024 ~9 min

Many physicists argue the universe is fine-tuned for life – our findings question this idea

Humans may still appear even if the universe were very different. In fact, we may not live in the most likely of possible universes.

Daniele Sorini, Post Doctoral Research Associate in Cosmology, Durham University • conversation
Nov. 20, 2024 ~9 min

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