Neil deGrasse Tyson explains why, despite believing life likely exists elsewhere, he's still waiting for real proof.

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 ...

Eight decades have passed since the Trinity test launched the age of nuclear weaponry. In that time, the weapons themselves have grown more and more powerful, but we haven't made any meaningful ...

If the universe as we know it started with the Big Bang, will it also have an end? If the universe as we know it started with the Big Bang, will it also have an end? And if it’s going to end someday - ...

In the grand puzzle of the cosmos, one question continues to defy easy answers: how fast is the universe expanding? Astronomers have tried two main methods to figure it out, but their numbers don’t ...

De Vinck guides the reader through stories that make us human, from an orange in a Hong Kong market, a tricycle in Hiroshima, ...

Imagine being able to see everything, not just colors, but heat, radiation, and energy waves all around you. This video explores what life would look like if your eyes could detect every wavelength of ...

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 ...

Enrique Gaztanaga receives funding from the Spanish Plan Nacional (PGC2018-102021-B-100) and Maria de Maeztu (CEX2020-001058-M) grants. Enrique Gaztanaga is also a Professor at the Institute of Space ...