Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: A new paper adjusts an equation that defines our universe in response to recent new data. The cosmological constant, which describes how our universe ...

Neutrinos are one of the most elusive and omnipresent particles in the universe. Their strange properties may explain why the amounts of matter and antimatter in our universe aren’t equal, as most ...

More than 100 years ago, Albert Einstein proposed something radical in his theory of general relativity: space and time are not fixed backdrops. They bend, stretch and ripple when massive objects move ...

At first glance, the darkness of space seems obvious — but according to physics, it shouldn’t be dark at all. Known as Olbers’ Paradox, this mystery forced scientists to rethink how the universe works ...