The Singularity is back in the spotlight, thanks to a Time cover story focusing on inventor/futurist Ray Kurzweil and his forecast that "the end of human civilization as we know it" will come in about ...

The Big Bang theory has dominated our understanding of the universe’s origin for almost 100 years. It describes a moment when ...

The Big Bang is often described as the explosive birth of the universe – a singular moment when space, time and matter sprang into existence. But what if this was not the beginning at all? What if our ...

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What is a black hole? Black holes are among the most extreme objects in the universe, forming when a massive star collapses ...

Whenever someone talks about black holes, they almost always talk about the event horizon and the singularity. After all, ...