Big Bang theory FAQs answered by an expert We asked Jason Steffens, assistant professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, a few frequently asked questions about the ...

Scientists at the PHENIX experiment at RHIC have uncovered compelling evidence that even collisions involving small nuclei ...

A new study suggests that the explosive deaths of the universe's earliest stars created surprising quantities of water that ...

The Big Bang Theory predicted in its first season the future arrival of one of the cast members, who joined in the third ...

The Big Bang Theory may turn out to be one of the last blockbuster sitcoms of its kind, and it left behind one of the most unlikely pop culture icons as well — Sheldon Cooper. The antisocial genius ...

In The Big Bang Theory, an intriguing detail has come to light: an early reference in the first season seems to foreshadow ...

Astronomers have been confounded by recent evidence that the universe expanded at different rates throughout its life. New ...

A combination of Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity and quantum physics may help explain the ... who is considered the father of the Big Bang theory, was just a “story” and not a ...

Like stretch marks left on skin that expanded too quickly or cracks embedded in freezing ice, cosmic strings are artifacts of what the universe looked like in the moments before it rapidly changed ...

The Universe really seems to be expanding fast. Too fast, even. A new measurement confirms what previous -- and highly debated -- results had shown: The Universe is expanding faster than predicted by ...

Others took notice and named his theory "big bang." LeMaitre's ideas opened more questions, many of which forced physics and astronomy together: What was that primordial atom like? Why would it ...