For instance, one of the biggest puzzles in physics is the black hole information paradox. In the 1970s, Stephen Hawking ...

Dark matter, the invisible substance that shapes the Universe, may have had a far more dramatic beginning than scientists once believed.

Wormholes are often imagined as tunnels through space or time — shortcuts across the universe. But this image rests on a ...

According to all the known laws of physics, the Big Bang should have created a Universe consisting of both matter and ...

The galaxy JADES-GS-z14-0, as seen by the James Webb Space Telescope, existed 290 million years after the Big Bang - Copyright KCNA VIA KNS/AFP STR The galaxy JADES ...

Our universe may have been born in a gravitational crunch that formed a very massive black hole—followed by a bounce inside it. The Big Bang is often described as the explosive birth of the universe—a ...

Our common understanding of the universe tells us that all matter and energy were created at the beginning of time during a period of rapid inflation called the Big Bang. However, in 2023, Katherine ...

October is Space Month. At Duke University, space research is more than just science — it's a bold journey across disciplines. This is the fourth in a series of stories featuring innovators, dreamers ...

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 ...