Astronomers have long been puzzled by two strange phenomena at the heart of our galaxy. First, the gas in the central ...

Earth rotates, the Sun rotates, the Milky Way rotates – and a new model suggests the entire Universe could be rotating.

Particle-accelerator study focuses on the r-process thought to be responsible for forming elements heavier than iron ...

not present at all times," the researcher says. "They only appear in brief instances during which the matter and energy do fill the entire universe uniformly, apart from random spatial density ...

Katy Perry and Gayle King are among the famous passengers taking a rocket-powered joyride Monday. But determining the point ...

Scientists have developed a new type of handheld multi-purpose radiation detector that comprehensively detects all types of ionizing radiation. The device can be used by industrial and medical ...

Scientists are homing in on the nature of a mysterious force called dark energy ... it makes up nearly 70% of the universe. And it is powerful — it is pushing all the stars and galaxies away ...

While many conclusions were drawn from this data, one stood out—dark energy may not be a cosmological constant after all. In fact, its effects on the universe may be weakening over time.

Essentially, everything we understand about the universe, including all of chemistry and biology is wrapped up in that 5%! The current "best guess" at the identity of dark energy is the ...