Astrophysicists have presumed for nearly a century that the universe will just keep expanding for all eternity, driven by an ...

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For science-fiction enthusiasts, that’s a bit depressing. Space is big, and while the speed of light is incredibly fast to us ...

If there is an absolute law in the universe, it’s that nothing can travel faster than the speed of light. Space is big, and ...

On the night of Oct. 5, 1923, Edwin Hubble observed a strange star that flickered in intensity at regular intervals. The star ...

Did stars and galaxies give rise to black holes, or was it the other way around? New research may challenge ideas about how ...

Ultimately, the XAU/SPX breakout represents far more than a bullish chart event: it's a symbolic turning point. It marks the ...

Astronomers have discovered a significant “growth spurt” in a rogue planet outside of our solar system. The free-floating planet is currently consuming gas and dust from its surroundings at a rate of ...

Under Trump, the Department of Education has been bringing in activists hostile to public schools. It could mean a new era of ...

She wrote her first song when she was 15 and didn’t return to songwriting until college. She studied psychology and writing, ...

At first glance, it looks like an uneven smudge. But when astronomers enhanced the image, sharp edges appeared — two distinct ...

In "When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows," Pinker maps out how human beings can’t help but try to suss one another out.