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The Big Bang is often described as the explosive birth of the universe – a singular moment when space, time and matter sprang into existence. But what if this was not the beginning at all? What if our ...

(via Sabine Hossenfelder) In a recently published paper, a group of physicists outlined a new theory which might explain why our universe contains solid matter. According to the paper, the universe ...

How exactly did the universe start and how did these processes determine its formation and evolution? This is what a study published in Physical Review Research hopes to address as a team of ...

How did the universe begin? A compact NASA space telescope that uses less power than a refrigerator is poised to chip away at that large question. Called SPHEREx, and set for launch on a SpaceX Falcon ...

What if the Big Bang was just an endless cycle? How did the universe begin? How can something come from nothing? One way to “solve” this most difficult of philosophical conundrums is to avoid it ...

Pt. I, Stars, planets, and life : -- The size and scale of the universe -- From the day and night sky to planetary orbits -- Newton's Laws -- How stars radiate energy (I) -- How stars radiate energy ...

For a fraction of a second after the big bang occurred 13.8 billion years ago, most physicists believe, the newborn universe dramatically ballooned in size, jumping from being smaller than a proton to ...