As the world teeters on the brink of nuclear war, distant, advanced civilizations would never know it. Earth appears peaceful from far… Continue reading on Starts With A Bang! »

The 1st generation of stars formed, lived, and died very early on. But 2nd generation stars could still persist today. Did we just find… Continue reading on Starts With A Bang! »

As humanity journeys to the Moon for the first time since 1972, can we rediscover our shared responsibilities: to the world and each other? Continue reading on Starts With A Bang! »

As light travels across the Universe, it’s subject to cosmic expansion, changing fields, and relative motion. How about gravitational… Continue reading on Starts With A Bang! »

Even though no human has stepped foot on the Moon’s surface in 50 years, the evidence of our presence there remains unambiguous. Continue reading on Starts With A Bang! »

Is dark energy evolving with at least 99.99% confidence? Despite the quality of recent data, scientists have every reason to be skeptical. Continue reading on Starts With A Bang! »

In a 13.8 billion year old Universe, a few seconds hardly seems like it matters. But these minuscule changes sure do add up over time. Continue reading on Starts With A Bang! »

Most massive galaxies are spiral or elliptical shaped. But peculiar galaxies showcase the beautiful violence that helps explain our cosmos. Continue reading on Starts With A Bang! »

Early on, the Universe needed near-perfect flatness, or atoms, stars, and galaxies couldn’t form. What happens once dark energy takes over? Continue reading on Starts With A Bang! »

The image you’re seeing isn’t a hole in the Universe, and the cosmic voids that do exist aren’t hole-like at all. Continue reading on Starts With A Bang! »