Marvel fans have seen the universe saved numerous times over the decades, but 23 years ago, they got to see it end.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In a few billion years, the Milky Way and Andromeda, the nearest spiral galaxy, might collide. Future observers could be treated ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new study challenges the idea of an ever-expanding universe. (CREDIT: CC BY-SA 4.0) Astrophysicists have presumed for nearly a ...

One of the major pitfalls that occurs when a story or concept is popular is that there is an inclination to keep pushing it forward. There are financial reasons for that: If something sells, why ...

We’ve been told by science that the universe is expanding relentlessly, driven by a mysterious force called dark energy. Eventually, galaxies would drift so far apart that the night sky would go black ...

We could go out with a crunch, and not a bang. Contrary to popular belief, our universe may not be constantly expanding after all. A groundbreaking study by South Korean researchers suggests that dark ...

Looking Up is transcribed using a combination of AI speech recognition and human editors. It may contain errors. Please check the corresponding audio before quoting in print. Dean Regas: Astronomers ...

Last year, our most detailed map of the universe yet suggested our understanding of dark energy has been wrong for decades. The shock result is reigniting the search for a better cosmic story ...

The big thinkers at Aperture explore the most likely scenarios for the end of the universe.

Observations show the universe appears flat, yet its true size and global shape beyond the observable horizon may remain forever unknown.

Astrophysicists have presumed for nearly a century that the universe will just keep expanding for all eternity, driven by an invisible force called dark energy. But new data suggest that this is ...