It may sound like something from a science fiction movie, but recent research from the Tufts Institute of Cosmology confirms the possibility that multiple universes could exist within black holes. The ...

Teleology is the idea that some processes in nature are directed toward a goal or an end. Today, it is commonly asserted that teleology is a remnant of antiquated ways of thinking about causation, and ...

The Einstein–Gauss–Bonnet framework extends Einstein’s theory of General Relativity by including a higher-order curvature term that gains dynamical relevance in dimensions beyond four. This approach ...

Dark matter remains one of the most compelling enigmas in modern cosmology. Although it does not emit light, its gravitational influence is essential for the formation and evolution of cosmic ...

Dark energy remains one of the most stubborn puzzles in modern science. Despite decades of observation and increasingly powerful telescopes, its true nature is still unknown. Now, scientists involved ...

The McWilliams Center for Cosmology & Astrophysics at Carnegie Mellon University received funding from the Simons Foundation’s Targeted Grants to Institutions to launch the Keystone Astronomy & AI ...

Repulsive gravity at the quantum scale would have flattened out inhomogeneities in the early universe First light The cosmic microwave background, as imaged by the European Space Agency’s Planck ...

Our universe could be twice as old as current estimates, according to a new study that challenges the dominant cosmological model and sheds new light on the so-called “impossible early galaxy problem.

As part of the Decadal Survey on Astronomy and Astrophysics (Astro2020), the Panel on Cosmology will identify and articulate the scientific themes that will define the frontier in cosmology research ...

The Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Sciences (CPNSS) is searching for a CPNSS Research Officer in Cosmology and the Edge of the Universe (Philosophy of Physics 2). Application deadline: 15 ...