The UC Irvine Department of Physics and Astronomy has established a research program in modern cosmology – an entirely new field of research at the university. The new program builds upon the ...

About a year after launching into orbit around the Sun, the James Webb Space Telescope began imaging an abundance of little red dots, which scientists called, um, “little red dots.” I know—not only is ...

In this video, Arvin Ash explores the history of the universe from the Big Bang to modern cosmology. Key discoveries include: - **1920s**: Edwin Hubble discovered galaxies outside the Milky Way and ...

The discovery that the universe extends beyond the Milky Way galaxy was a pivotal moment in astronomy. In 1925, astronomer Edwin Hubble identified a Cepheid variable star, known as V1, in the ...

In July, cosmologist Rajendra Gupta at the University of Ottawa published a splashy paper in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society claiming that our universe is more than 10 billion years ...

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 ...

A former Harvard professor links modern cosmology with scripture, suggesting heaven may exist beyond the universe’s Cosmic Horizon, a place humans can never reach, raising fresh questions about ...

Through ten chapters, the book traces astronomy from its roots in ancient ideas of cosmology and geocentrism, through the Renaissance, the Newtonian Revolution, and the dawn of modern physics. It ...

Rossana Ruggeri is the recipient of an Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA), which supports her independent research project titled "Probing Dark Energy ...

Introduction. Science and philosophy -- Greek view of nature -- Renaissance view of nature -- Modern view of nature -- Consequences of this view PART I. GREEK COSMOLOGY. I. The Ionians. The Ionian ...