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The Fermi Paradox – Where Is Everybody?
The blank silence from our stars is difficult to ignore. But our 60s sci-fi optimism in the search for intelligent life continues.
A Discovery Near the Dawn of the Time Has Revealed Something Fundamental About the Universe
Scientists report the first "strong direct evidence" for a fundamental cosmic phenomenon in a region of space near the beginning of the universe.
Scientists Discovered an 'Ultra-Large Structure' in Space That Shouldn't Exist
The Big Ring, located 9 billion light years from Earth, is so huge that it challenges our current understanding of the universe.
An Ancient Space Crystal May Have Just Rewritten the History of the Moon
How old is the moon? Way older than we thought, it turns out.
Mind-Blowing New Law of Physics Could Mean We Really Live in a Simulation, Physicist Proposes
“Being a simulation is a possible consequence (or conclusion)" of the proposed second law of infodynamics, physicist Melvin Vopson says.
Scientists May Have Solved a Baffling Mystery at the Dawn of the Universe
The discovery of unexpectedly bright galaxies in the ancient universe has flummoxed astronomers. Now, a team thinks they have an answer.
Something Mysterious Appears to Be Suppressing the Universe's Growth, Scientists Say
The unexplained cause of the slowed growth of the cosmic web that connects galaxies could hint at new physics.
Scientists Discover Time When Our Laws of Physics Didn't Apply, And We Exist Because of It
The universe was briefly governed by different physical laws than exist today, according to new research.
New Map of All Matter In the Universe Reveals Something Strange About the Cosmic Web
The cosmic web is a vast structure connecting the entire universe, and new measurements point to a mysterious anomaly.
Scientists Simulate Early Universe With Quantum State of Matter In Mind-Bending Lab Experiment
What happened immediately after the Big Bang? Scientists used Bose-Einstein condensate and sound waves to try and find an answer.
Distant Galaxies Spotted by James Webb May Not Be So Distant Due to Errors
The James Webb Space Telescope is so good at capturing ancient light that some early discoveries may now need a “second look,” one scientist says.
China Is Planning to Turn the Moon Into a Giant Space ‘Shield’
Under the plan satellites will orbit the Moon, which will block out noise from Earth, in order to probe the early universe.