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Tweak to Schrödinger's cat equation could unite Einstein's relativity and quantum mechanics, study hintsPhysicists have proposed modifications to the infamous Schrödinger's cat paradox that could help explain why quantum particles can exist in more than one state simultaneously, while large objects (like the universe) seemingly cannot.
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Largest 3D map of our universe could 'turn cosmology upside down'Scientists using the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument have unveiled the largest 3D map of the universe ever. The results suggest that dark energy, the mysterious force pulling the universe apart, may be weakening, challenging prevailing theories of cosmology.
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James Webb telescope finds origins of the biggest explosion since the Big Bang — revealing a new cosmological mysterySeen in 2022, a gamma-ray burst nicknamed the BOAT is believed to be the brightest explosion ever witnessed by humanity. But the James Webb Telescope's search for its origins has only thrown up more questions.
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James Webb telescope reveals collection of ancient galaxies that 'transformed the entire universe'New observations with the James Webb Space Telescope reveal that dwarf galaxies in the early universe released enough collective radiation to change the cosmos forever.
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How do galaxies grow while ensnared in the universe's cosmic web?New simulations show how thousands of galaxies evolve by traveling through the strands of gas, dust and stars that make up the universe's "cosmic web."
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Cosmic strings can break — and when they do, they shake the universeMany models of the universe predict the existence of countless invisible strings stretching across space. New research finds a way these strings might snap — and how we could feel the fallout.
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Editor's pick: The top space stories of 2023Aliens made headlines in 2023, but are we really any closer to finding life beyond Earth? A recap of the best new evidence, and other remarkable stories from the year in space.
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8 stunning James Webb Space Telescope discoveries made in 2023The oldest ever black holes, a preview of our solar system's gory demise, and a measurement of distant starlight that threatens to bring the standard of cosmology crashing down — here are the JWST's wildest discoveries of 2023.
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'It could be profound': How astronomer Wendy Freedman is trying to fix the universeUniversity of Chicago astronomer Wendy Freedman tells us how she's searching for an answer to the Hubble tension — a discrepancy between measurements of our universe's expansion that could threaten the dominant model of how the universe has grown since the Big Bang.
