Scientists have found that the universe exists because it began with a slight imbalance between matter and antimatter.

New research suggests the universe is conscious, and that it possesses a sense of purpose.

Quirks & Quarks is having its 50th anniversary this fall. Bob McDonald shares his appreciation for the people behind the ...

That cosmologists cannot agree on one of the most elementary facts about the universe is striking enough. But that uncertainty produces others, too: it makes it impossible to calculate an exact age ...

New computer simulations suggest the first magnetic fields that emerged after the Big Bang were much weaker than expected — ...

The Big Bang made matter and antimatter in equal measure, so where did all the antimatter go? This cosmic imbalance may hold ...

While radio waves are the method of choice when searching for signals of intelligent alien life, other detectable signs also ...

The first chemical reactions in the wake of the Big Bang have been recreated for the first time in conditions similar to those in the baby Universe.

For decades scientists believed the universe was built on ordinary matter, dark matter and dark energy. These unseen forces ...

A backward, mirror universe could explain the existence of dark matter. If an anti-universe exists, it would run backward in ...

Astronomers have discovered the most monstrous supermassive black hole ever. At 36 billion times more mass than our sun, it’s ...