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cosmology Physics The 30-year fight over how many numbers we need to describe reality In 1992, three physicists began an argument about how many numbers we need to fully describe …
Introduction: Cosmology - New Scientist
Sep 4, 2006 · Cosmologists study the universe as a whole: its birth, growth, shape, size and eventual fate. The vast scale of the universe became clear in the 1920s when Edwin …
The universe lines up along the 'axis of evil'. Coincidence?
Oct 26, 2016 · “Studying the axis of evil is certainly worthwhile. However, I don’t believe it represents a major gap in our understanding of early-universe cosmology.”
The cosmic landscape of time that explains our universe's expansion
Mar 4, 2025 · A strange new conception of how time warps across the universe does away with cosmology's most mysterious entity, dark energy
A legendary cosmologist on how to find a deeper theory of the …
Jan 22, 2024 · JIM PEEBLES is widely known as the architect of modern cosmology – and its nice-guy-in-chief. Awarding his half-share of the 2019 Nobel prize for physics, the committee …
We live in a cosmic void so empty that it breaks the laws of …
Apr 15, 2024 · Space We live in a cosmic void so empty that it breaks the laws of cosmology Mounting evidence suggests our galaxy sits at the centre of an expanse of nothingness 2 …
The radical idea that space-time remembers could upend cosmology
Jun 16, 2025 · Physics The radical idea that space-time remembers could upend cosmology There are new hints that the fabric of space-time may be made of "memory cells" that record …
Planck shows almost perfect cosmos – plus axis of evil
Mar 21, 2013 · The universe is almost perfect, 80 million years older than we thought, and maybe a little bit evil. That's the conclusion of a four-year mission conducted by the European Space …
Dark energy bombshell sparks race to find a new model of the …
May 2, 2025 · ‘Shocking’ results from a major astronomical study have raised doubts about the standard model of cosmology, forcing scientists to consider new ways of understanding dark …
Einstein’s theories tested on the largest scale ever – he was right
Nov 20, 2024 · Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity has been proven right on the largest scale yet. An analysis of millions of galaxies shows that the way they have evolved and …