Our most powerful telescopes have revealed that the cosmos is surprisingly simple on the largest visible scales. Likewise, ...

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The universe may hold more secrets than we ever imagined. Starting with the Big Bang, the cosmos has been expanding and ...

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A radical hypothesis suggesting black holes could be behind the accelerating expansion of our universe has been stirring up ...

According to the hypothesis, the extreme distortions of space associated with black holes is linked, or coupled, to the ...

Written by the former chief historian of NASA, the book examines the evolution of our cosmic understanding—from early civilizations to the present day ...

Carl Sagan had a gift for translating complex scientific ideas into stories that sparked wonder and inspired generations, ...