Tag: Universe

Are We Truly Just a Speck in the Universe?In a vast universe filled with galaxies, stars, and planets, where does humankind fit in? For centuries, astronomers have adhered to the cosmological principle, which suggests...

I sometimes think about strange things that need answers. Sometimes it's a silly question that leads to interesting insights. This time, I wondered about the roundest object in the universe. I wanted to know...

The term "darkest timeline" briefly trended in Google searches on November 6, leading some physicists to ponder whether we were actually living in it. In the midst of a highly polarized U.S. presidential election,...

The Milky Way is a massive galaxy that attracts smaller "satellite galaxies" to orbit around it. These satellite galaxies, which contain only a few billion stars, have been captured by the Milky Way's gravitational...

Astronomers have found new evidence suggesting a possible connection between dark energy and black holes, two seemingly unrelated phenomena. Dark energy, which makes up about 70% of the universe, is believed to have emerged...

Humanity has always been fascinated by the colors that surround us, from the vibrant hues of flowers to the deep blues of the ocean. In a new photo book titled The Universe in 100...

The European Space Agency's Euclid space telescope has unveiled the first section of what will be the largest 3D map of the universe ever created. This section is filled with 14 million galaxies and...

Dark matter, the mysterious substance that makes up the majority of the mass in almost every galaxy in the universe, has long remained invisible to scientists. Despite its gravitational interactions with other objects, dark...

Researchers have discovered a potential grim fate for the universe due to a hypothetical form of dark energy, which could lead to a "long freeze" where all activity essentially ceases as everything grows cold....

The universe we live in may be much larger than previously thought, according to a new study. Researchers have discovered that the Milky Way, along with the surrounding intergalactic supercluster, could be part of...