The most precise measurement of the expansion rate ever made suggests an unknown force may be affecting the universe.

(Viaframe/Stone/Getty Images) Although our Universe appears to be stable, it might just be in a temporary state of false calm that could rupture in the blink of an eye. We consider a vacuum to be the ...

A new study suggests the universe may end much sooner than previously thought, revising its predicted lifespan based on ...

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Primordial magnetic fields, billions of times weaker than a fridge magnet, may have left lasting imprints on the Universe. Researchers ran over 250,000 simulations to show how these fields shaped the ...

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The fate of the universe is still very much up in the air. Right now it is expanding, at an accelerating rate. If nothing changes, many billions or trillions of years from now the universe would ...

Scientists studying a mysterious effect called cosmic birefringence—a subtle twist in the polarization of the universe’s oldest light—have developed a new way to reduce uncertainty in how it’s ...