On human timescales, the universe may as well be eternal. It’ll be here long after our species and our planet are gone, but ...

The story begins with the black hole information paradox. According to relativity, anything that falls into a black hole is ...

We’ve grown up with the idea that the universe will expand forever, meaning the "cosmological constant" is positive. What if it's negative?

For centuries, humanity has pondered the ultimate fate of the universe. From theories of infinite expansion to the concept of ...

The universe is approaching the midpoint of its 33-billion-year lifespan, a Cornell physicist calculates with new data from ...

A Cornell physicist calculated new data from dark energy reviews, indicating the end of the universe within a few billion years in the future.

The cosmological constant, which explains how and why the universe is expanding, has been previously described by astrophysicists as “the worst prediction in the history of physics” due to its ...

Researchers propose that black holes may emit dark energy, possibly explaining the universe's accelerating expansion.

We know that the universe is getting bigger. And we know that the speed that the universe is getting bigger is also getting bigger. The standard assumption is that the acceleration rate is itself ...

A new research paper authored by Anowar Jaman Shajib, an Associate Member of the Center for Astronomy, Space Science and ...

Scientists know very little about the mysterious force dubbed “Dark Energy” that seems to be quickening the expansion of the universe but, according to LSU Physics and Astronomy Associate Professor ...