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 collapse in just 33.3 billion years, far sooner than the trillion-year timelines once expected. Using the axion dark energy model, researchers propose that dark ...

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 ...

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