Researchers in Germany argue that a modified theory of gravity could explain universal expansion, removing dark energy from ...
“The cosmological principle is like an ultimate kind of statement of humility,” explains James Adam, astrophysicist at the University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa, and lead author of ...
CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. One of the fundamental ideas of cosmology is that everything looks the same in all directions if you look over large enough distances. A new study ...
A study published in the Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics (JCAP) presents a methodology to test the assumption of cosmic homogeneity and isotropy, known as the Cosmological Principle, by ...
New research suggests the universe may be lopsided. Cosmic microwave background and galaxy data hint at directional differences, challenging cosmology’s assumption of uniformity and standard ...
The Nature Index 2024 Research Leaders — previously known as Annual Tables — reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural and health sciences, according to their output in ...
A groundbreaking study published in Living Reviews in Relativity proposes a novel computational method to investigate one of the universe's greatest mysteries: what preceded the Big Bang, thereby ...