A variation on the theory of quantum gravity — the unification of quantum mechanics and Einstein's general relativity — could help solve one of the biggest puzzles in cosmology, new research suggests.

Mission-grade cosmology software implementing thermodynamic space-time dilatation with reproducible growth predictions ...

In today’s Academic Minute, Dr. Ali Nayeri of Chapman University discusses the explanatory power of string theory cosmology. Ali Nayeri is an assistant professor of physics in the Schmid College of ...

New insights into Milky Way satellite galaxies raise awkward questions for cosmologists. As modern cosmologists rely more and more on the ominous “dark matter” to explain otherwise inexplicable ...

Excerpted from "The Universe: Leading Scientists Explore the Origin, Mysteries, and Future of the Cosmos." It originally appeared as a speech given by Steinhardt at an event in 2002. If you were to ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. This time, scientists are excited to find nothing. In results announced today, a huge physics ...