Cosmology
Can a Black Hole Destroy Spacetime Itself?
General relativity says yes. Every quantum gravity theory says no. Both are working from incomplete...
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Cosmology
Why the Big Bang Is Not What You Think It Is
The universe may not have begun from nothing. A researcher argues it was already ancient before ligh...
Astrophysics
Why the Wow! Signal Has Never Been Explained
In 1977, a radio telescope in Ohio caught something it was never supposed to find. Nearly five decad...
Cosmology
Why the CMB Cold Spot Has No Explanation Yet
A patch of the oldest light in the universe is colder than physics says it should be. Twenty years o...
Astrophysics
Why the Moon Is Slowly Leaving Earth
The Moon moves 3.8cm farther from Earth every year. The reason involves your oceans, your day, and f...
Astrophysics
Why Gold Cannot Form Inside a Star
Every star in the universe tries to make gold and fails. The reason involves a boundary in nuclear p...
Cosmology
Why the Universe Has No "Before" the Big Bang
The question sounds simple. The answer dissolves the question entirely.