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'The Short Story of the Universe' fits a big topic into your pocket
By Elizabeth Howell published
The latest book from All About Space editor Gemma Lavender is 'The Short Story of the Universe.' It rounds up our complicated cosmic history in an engaging guide.

How do we know the fundamental constants are constant? We don't.
By Paul Sutter published
Physicists have measured no changes in time or space for any of the fundamental constants of nature.

How was the universe created?
By Paul Sutter published
We don't really know how the universe was created, though most astrophysicists believe it started with the Big Bang.

Beautiful interactive map of the universe lets you journey through space-time almost to the Big Bang
By Robert Lea published
A new interactive map of the cosmos allows users to journey from our galaxy to the most distant sources of light that existed just after the Big Bang.

The James Webb Space Telescope is revealing the earliest galaxies of the universe like never before, scientists say
By Meghan Bartels published
NASA's newest space telescope has left scientists seeing distant stars — and galaxies.

Wrinkles left over from the Big Bang may have magnetized the universe
By Paul Sutter published
Researchers have proposed what's perhaps the most exotic explanation to date for the source of the universe's seed magnetic field: cosmic strings.

There's a Giant Mystery Hiding Inside Every Atom in the Universe
By Rafi Letzter last updated
No one really knows what happens inside an atom.

'Bouncing' universe theory still can't explain what came first
By Robert Lea published
New research highlights a troubling problem with the concept of a cyclical universe that experiences infinite expansion and contraction, known as 'bouncing universe' models.

Famous Higgs boson behaves just as expected, 'most comprehensive studies' confirm
By Tereza Pultarova published
The "most comprehensive studies" of the Higgs boson conducted to date reveal that the particle behaves as expected and could help unlock some of the greatest mysteries of physics.
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