If it is a galaxy, it would be the oldest known galaxy in the cosmos, but it could also be a brown dwarf or an early black hole.

Led by doctoral student Tatsuya Kotani and Professor Tomoharu Oka from Keio University, the research team measured the ...

Albert Einstein stands next to Catholic priest Georges Lemaître in a black and white photo from 1900 In 1915, Albert Einstein published his theory of general relativity, which originally stated that ...

‘The Big Bang Theory” ended its run three weeks ago, but will live on in perpetuity — not only in repeats but as part of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History in Washington, DC. “BBT” ...

The Big Bang theory is supported by the discovery of the cosmic microwave background radiation. The universe rapidly expanded and cooled after the Big Bang. Light elements like helium and lithium ...

Around 13.8 billion years ago, a single event gave birth to an extremely hot and dense sea of neutrons and electrons. Over time, these particles started to combine together, and, eventually, an atom ...

UGC 2885, a spiral galaxy significantly larger than the Milky Way, is predominantly composed of dark matter (approximately 85% of its mass), as discovered by Vera Rubin. Despite the success of the Big ...

The Big Bang Theory is now a part of television history, and soon will be a part of American history, thanks to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, which has acquired iconic pieces ...

While The Big Bang Theory does not exactly need to use special tactics to top the ratings at the moment, the CBS show brought back a true comedy legend last night (November 7). Bob Newhart - fresh ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. The Universe is out there, waiting for you to discover it. 13.8 billion years ago, all the matter and energy contained within our ...

Our entire cosmic history is theoretically well-understood, but only because we understand the theory of gravitation that underlies it, and because we know the Universe's present expansion rate and ...