A recent paper has proposed a new idea for what is causing the observed accelerated expansion of the universe, and dark ...

If you think a galaxy is big, compare it to the size of the Universe: it’s just a tiny dot which, together with a huge number of other tiny dots, forms clusters that aggregate into superclusters, ...

An astrophysicist proposes a new model of the universe without dark matter and energy, but is his radical idea based in fact?

The known universe is full of shockingly huge things. Here are the largest planets, stars, galaxies, and structures we've ...

A new emulator is tackling the near-impossible task of mapping the universe's large-scale structure without sacrificing ...

Understanding the vast structure of the universe, from galaxies to superclusters, requires complex models and immense computational resources. However, the development of Effort.jl, an emulator ...

Ian G. McCarthy receives funding from UKRI's Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC). He works for Liverpool John Moores University. Given how unfathomably large the universe is, it is ...

In fact, the Euclid Consortium, the international group managing the European Space Agency's Euclid space telescope, just ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...