Lunar science is entering a new active phase, with commercial launches of landers that will study solar wind and peer into the universe’s dark ages

Projects under NASA’s CLPS program will probe unexplored questions about the universe’s formation.

Jack Burns, Professor of Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder • conversation
Feb. 5, 2024 • ~8 min

Do we live in a giant void? It could solve the puzzle of the universe's expansion

If we lived in a cosmic area with below average density, it would explain recent contradictory measurements of the universe’s expansion.

Indranil Banik, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Astrophysics, University of St Andrews • conversation
Nov. 30, 2023 • ~7 min

The universe is expanding faster than theory predicts – physicists are searching for new ideas that might explain the mismatch

The universe is expanding faster than physicists would expect. To figure out what processes underlie this fast expansion rate, some researchers are first trying to rule out what processes can’t.

Ryan Keeley, Postdoctoral Scholar in Physics, University of California, Merced • conversation
Nov. 15, 2023 • ~7 min

Stephen Hawking and I created his final theory of the cosmos – here's what it reveals about the origins of time and life

The enigma at the centre of our 20-year collaboration was how the Big Bang could have created conditions so perfectly hospitable to life

Thomas Hertog, Professor of physics, KU Leuven • conversation
May 10, 2023 • ~9 min

The Euclid spacecraft will transform how we view the 'dark universe'

A spacecraft set to launch this year will throw a spotlight on the mysterious ‘dark side’ of the universe.

Robert Nichol, Pro Vice-Chancellor and Executive Dean, University of Surrey • conversation
May 5, 2023 • ~7 min

Black holes may be the source of mysterious dark energy that makes up most of the universe

Astronomers have found that mysterious dark energy may originate in black holes.

Dave Clements, Reader in Astrophysics, Imperial College London • conversation
Feb. 15, 2023 • ~8 min

How to test if we're living in a computer simulation

There may be ways to check if our universe is just simulated entertainment for an advanced, alien species.

Melvin M. Vopson, Senior Lecturer in Physics, University of Portsmouth • conversation
Nov. 21, 2022 • ~8 min

We tested Einstein's theory of gravity on the scale of the universe – here's what we found

The theory of gravity may need to be altered.

Levon Pogosian, Professor of Physics, Simon Fraser University • conversation
Nov. 10, 2022 • ~8 min

Dark matter: should we be so sure it exists? Here's how philosophy can help

There’s a perfectly good alternative to dark matter, but most scientists aren’t keen on the idea.

Antonis Antoniou, PhD candidate in Philosophy of Science, University of Bristol • conversation
June 6, 2022 • ~8 min

Curious Kids: how likely is it that there are parallel universes and other Earths?

Scientists have come up with a number of theories about the multiverse.

Brianna Smart, Research Associate in the Department of Physics, Astronomy and Mathematics, University of Hertfordshire • conversation
April 6, 2022 • ~6 min

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