Cosmic surprise: Black holes existed at universe’s birth

"This could completely shake up our understanding of how galaxies form," says Joseph Silk.

Roberto Molar Candanosa-Johns Hopkins • futurity
Feb. 6, 2024 ~7 min

Listen: The universe could end in 5 ways

A new book covers how the universe will end, including five possible scenarios. In this podcast, the author talks about the end of everything.

Tracey Peake-NC State • futurity
Aug. 5, 2020 ~3 min


Age of the universe? Team says 12.6 billion years

Scientists tweaked a 90-year-old computational model to come up with a new age for the universe. The result? 12.6 billion years old.

Jim Barlow-Oregon • futurity
Aug. 3, 2020 ~5 min

Is our universe shaped like a sphere?

A new theory about a sphere-shaped universe contradicts the conventional idea that the universe stretches infinitely in all directions.

Johns Hopkins University • futurity
March 4, 2020 ~6 min

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