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Early on, the Universe needed near-perfect flatness, or atoms, stars, and galaxies couldn't form. What happens once dark energy takes over?Continue reading on Starts With A Bang! »

The image you're seeing isn't a hole in the Universe, and the cosmic voids that do exist aren't hole-like at all.Continue reading on Starts With A Bang! »

While LooksMaxxing often headlines the news, the idea of BrainMaxxing deserves real attention. Growing your mind never goes out of style.Continue reading on Starts With A Bang! »

We have two descriptions of the Universe that work perfectly well: General Relativity and quantum physics. Too bad they don't workContinue reading on Starts With A Bang! »

Looking up at the night sky gives us a glimpse of the Universe beyond our terrestrial concerns. Here's the science of what's out there.Continue reading on Starts With A Bang! »

No matter what physical system we consider, nature always obeys the same fundamental laws. Must it be this way, and if so, why?Continue reading on Starts With A Bang! »

When what we predict and what we measure don't add up, that's a sign there's something new to learn. Could it be a new fundamental force?Continue reading on Starts With A Bang! »

The combination of charge conjugation, parity, and time-reversal symmetry is known as CPT. And it must never be broken. Ever.Continue reading on Starts With A Bang! »

In theory, the fabric of space could have been curved in any way imaginable. So why is the Universe flat when we measure it?Continue reading on Starts With A Bang! »

Binary black holes eventually inspiral and merge. That's why the OJ 287 system is destined for the most energetic event in history.Continue reading on Starts With A Bang! »