Cosmic strings are hypothetical topological defects, often described as “cracks” in the universe, that theoretically formed during the quantum chaos immediately following the Big Bang. Although the ...

The universe began with a bang—an explosion so intense, it forged the fabric of space and time itself. This pivotal moment, known as the Big Bang, marked the birth of everything we see, know, and are.

A strange pair of galaxies several billion light-years away could be evidence of a hypothetical 'crease' in the Universe's fabric known as a cosmic string. According to an analysis of the properties ...

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While astronomers know that the cosmic web exists, how it evolved into what it is today largely remains a mystery. However, using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), a team of astronomers have ...

(via Sabine Hossenfelder) The BBC claims that researchers have found the first evidence for string theory, citing a recent discovery of long-wavelength gravitational waves that might indicate the ...

A decades-old idea is quietly regaining attention in theoretical physics: ancient structures embedded in the universe’s fabric could reshape current understanding of time. Long dismissed as fringe ...

A new theoretical study suggests that the mysterious force driving the accelerated expansion of the universe—known as dark energy—may actually be rooted in a deeply quantum structure of space-time.

The universe is humming with gravitational radiation — a very low-frequency rumble that rhythmically stretches and compresses spacetime and the matter embedded in it. That is the conclusion of several ...

LIGO confirmed the existence of gravitational waves in 2015, detecting one-time perturbations of spacetime from the merger of large black holes. There should be a background of gravitational waves ...