We spoke to astrophysicist and Fermilab scientist Professor Dan Hooper, to find out what we currently know about the first ...

The surface of Earth is finite. We can measure it. If it was expanding, then its size would grow with time. And once again, good ol' Earth helps us understand what the universe might be doing beyond ...

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Scientists at the University of Waterloo have uncovered a bold new way to explain how the universe began—one that could reshape our understanding of the Big Bang. Instead of relying on ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to CuriousKidsUS@theconversation.com. How will the universe end? – Iez M., age 9, ...

The universe is expanding. But how fast? Why is this happening? And what will be the universe’s ultimate fate? These are big, literally cosmic questions, and astronomers continue to struggle to nail ...

Cosmic inflation tries to describe one brief but crucial phase in the Big Bang that launched the universe onto its expansion course. Credit: Christine Daniloff / MIT / ESA / Hubble / NASA Many ...