Many people wonder: if the universe is expanding, is there a point in space that serves as the “centre”? It seems intuitive to ask, how can something expand if there’s no specific starting point? The ...

Earth’s location in the Universe is utterly unremarkable, despite recent theories that propose toppling a foundation of modern cosmology, according to a team of University of British Columbia ...

Our Universe was 'pre-heated' in its early moments, according to a new study from the International Centre of Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR), challenging assumptions it emerged from an ultracold ...

A strange glow at the heart of our galaxy might be the long-awaited sign of dark matter, the invisible force believed to ...

E.T. may have ‘phoned home’ back in 1982, but in the world outside of popular cinema the hunt for extraterrestrial life continues. Today, with a $7.5 million grant from NASA, Rensselaer Polytechnic ...

Researchers from The University of Western Australia node at the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) ...

As editorial director of Whatsonstage.com, I ultimately oversee all the content on the website and write a fair bit of it (news, mainly) but – here’s an admission – I don’t have time to read it all.

The team at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology look at finding the holy grail of physics to unlock the secrets of the universe. Experts delve into spacetime and matter to find out how Einstein’s ...