The universe existing and us existing as meaning-craving creatures are co-extensive. To think that a meaningful universe might exist even when there are no conscious creatures makes no sense. It is ...

New data from major dark-energy observatories suggest the universe may not expand forever after all. A Cornell physicist calculates that the cosmos is heading toward a dramatic reversal: after ...

A new cosmological study published in arXiv suggests the universe may have a dramatically shorter lifespan than previously believed, potentially collapsing in just 33.3 billion years. This finding ...

A new study suggests the universe may end far sooner than previously believed, collapsing in a 'Big Crunch' in about 33 billion years. Using Dark Energy Survey and DESI data, researchers propose that ...

A newly discovered star suggests tiny relic galaxies like Pictor II preserved the chemical material created by the universe's first star explosions and later helped build larger galaxies like the ...

(Philipp Tur/iStock/Getty Images Plus) Right on the brink of black hole formation, spacetime can get downright peculiar. This ...