Astronomers may have found an exciting new clue about dark energy—the mysterious force driving the universe’s accelerating expansion. They discovered an extraordinarily bright supernova from more than ...

At a beachfront convention center in Cancún, Mexico, last December, Seshadri Nadathur presented a confidential growth chart of the universe. Seated in the audience, hundreds of his fellow scientists ...

Physicists are scrambling to understand why dark energy is weakening. In a surprising twist, we must now reconsider the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Astronomers have to use indirect evidence, like the explosions of Type Ia supernovae, to investigate the impacts of dark energy.

For a quarter century, cosmologists have treated dark energy as a fixed, featureless pressure that steadily drives galaxies apart. Now a convergence of massive sky surveys and giant computer models is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. G299 Type Ia supernova remnant. Measurements from Type Ia supernovae, baryon acoustic oscillations (BAO), and the cosmic microwave ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...

The U.S. National Science Foundation Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory (KPNO), a Program of NSF NOIRLab, beneath streaking star ...

About 13.8 billion years ago, the origin of the universe began with the Big Bang. Scientists say all space, time, matter, and ...

Whether you call it a vibe shift or a paradigm shift, physicists must be ready to challenge their fundamental understanding ...