The prevailing theory describes a peculiar form of energy that can suddenly push out the fabric of space. On a rare occasion, a runaway process called "Inflation" can cause a vast expansion of ...

Dark matter has always been one of the biggest mysteries in astrophysics. The "Dark Big Bang" theory may have the answer.

At t = 0, the Big Bang itself begins. Ordinary (three-dimensional) space and time emerge from a primordial state thought to be described by a quantum theory of gravity, also known as a "theory of ...

A space telescope mission ... will test the current theory surrounding the universe's formation. Astronomers believe that, immediately after the Big Bang, the universe underwent an extremely ...

"But the confidence of some astronomers in the Big Bang theory started to weaken when the powerful James Webb Space Telescope ...