A fringe theory known as non-singular matter bouncing cosmology claims to answer these issues by suggesting that the universe ...

one big question about the big bang remains: “What was it that banged?” The answer lies in his theory of cosmic inflation. “It sets up the conditions for the big bang—like a prequel ...

The concept of gravitational waves dates back to Albert Einstein's 1915 theory of ... of rapid cosmic inflation (in other words, the universe's expansion) triggered by the Big Bang.

The prevailing theory describes a peculiar form of energy that can suddenly push out the fabric of space. On a rare occasion, a runaway process called "Inflation" can cause a vast expansion of ...

Spurred by the success of quantum chromodynamics and electroweak theory in describing ... of a second after the Big Bang. His 1981 paper heralded the virtues of inflation — an explanation ...

The Big Bang may not have been the ... of extremely rapid expansion, called inflation. However, the authors behind the new study analyzed a more exotic theory, known as non-singular matter ...

What inflation explains is how the universe ... Are there other cosmological phenomena besides the big bang that string theory can help explain better than other theories? Peet: One of the most ...

His research focuses on cosmological inflation, dark matter and dark energy. Among other areas of interest, his work has explored the relationship between theories of cosmological origins and proposed ...

The budget represents a notable jump from this year's budget which the city manager says comes down to higher costs and ...

Get a sneak peek at Academy Award-winning actor Geoffrey Rush and newcomer Johnny Flynn as Nobel Prize-winning physicist Albert Einstein, in National Geographic's global event series GENIUS ...