Cosmic Inflation

The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) has created the largest 3D map of the universe so far

Space

Video: Largest 3D map of the universe reveals hints of new physics

Astronomers have produced the largest 3D map of the universe, including an interactive VR video. In the process, they’ve uncovered some tantalizing hints that our understanding of physics, including the ultimate fate of the cosmos, could be wrong.

A new theory suggests that dark matter originated before the Big Bang

Physics

Did dark matter arise before the Big Bang?

Few things are as mysterious as dark matter. Now, a physicist from Johns Hopkins University has outlined a new theory that helps to explain the stuff but at the same time makes it seem even more bizarre. According to the study, dark matter may have originated before the Big Bang.

A new theory on the origin of the universe, put forward in the late Stephen Hawking's final research paper, suggests there may not be as many parallel universes in the multiverse as previously thought

Physics

Stephen Hawking's final paper bursts the multiverse bubble with a Holographic Universe theory

Renowned physicist Stephen Hawking passed away earlier this year, but his legacy to science will live on. His final theory on the origin of the universe has now been published, and it offers an interesting departure from earlier ideas about the nature of the “multiverse.”