For more than 25 years, scientists have believed that the universe is expanding faster and faster, pushed apart by a ...

But most of the gold on Earth isn’t in our hands; it’s deep underground. During the planet’s formation, heavy elements like gold and platinum sank toward the molten iron core. Geologists estimate that ...

Astronomers, maybe more than anyone, appreciate what an island of perfection our Earth is. Our orbit may put us at a perfect distance from the sun for life to flourish, but it is too small to easily ...

“If confirmed, this would have profound implications for the fate of the universe,” said The Guardian. The study raises the ...

Astronomers challenge the Nobel-winning theory of an accelerating universe, suggesting it may instead be slowing ...

A Queen's University scientist has been chosen to lead an international €2.3million hunt to discover how the first chemical elements were created in the Universe. Professor Stephen Smartt, Director of ...

Astronomers may have just uncovered the earliest stars ever observed, potentially rewriting our understanding of the universe ...

Physicists think we could see such an explosion in the next 10 years - and it would 'revolutionize physics and rewrite the history of the universe'. This artist’s concept takes a fanciful approach to ...

Astronomers, maybe more than anyone, appreciate what an island of perfection our Earth is. Our orbit may put us at a perfect distance from the sun for life to flourish, but it is too small to easily ...