Scientists have devised a new method of measuring the rate of expansion of the universe. According to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, the research paper was accepted for publication on ...

The universe is expanding 'too fast', a study has warned – and scientists have no idea why. An international team of astronomers have carried out some of the most precise measurements yet of how ...

An image that could solve a long lasting cosmic mystery Unprecedented chance to measure the growth of the universe Collaboration between TUM, LMU and Max Planck Institutes That the universe is ...

The expansion of the universe is still accelerating under the influence of dark energy, despite recent claims to the contrary ...

For years, cosmologists have argued over a simple question with an awkward answer: How fast is the universe expanding right now? The expansion rate, called the Hubble constant, ought to come out the ...

The universe is stretching apart faster than our current theories of physics can explain, and a new study has just confirmed that the discrepancy is not a fluke. By funneling decades of data into the ...

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Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Scientists rely on two methods to ...

A difference of a few kilometers per second might not sound like much. In cosmology, it has become one of the field's most stubborn problems. An international team of astronomers has now delivered one ...

An era of precision gravitational astronomy has arrived, and UT physicists are helping lead the way. Researcher working on one of the mirrors of the Virgo gravitational wave detector. Photo credit: ...

Using a new framework, astronomers arrived at the most precise measurement of our universe’s expansion rate—but things still don’t add up, they say. Reading time 3 minutes One major, unsolved problem ...