The primordial universe was made of nothing but quarks and gluons for its first ten microseconds. Find out how tracing strange quarks helps solve the mystery of the Big Bang. (4:00 min read)
Tag: Big Bang
Three Black Holes Colliding in Galaxy’s Core
Three black holes were discovered in the core of the nearby galaxy NGC 6240 by scientists at the University of Gottingen. Find out how they did it, and what it means for our understanding of the story of our universe. (3:30 min read)
The 5 Big Questions We Need Cosmology to Answer
Cosmologist Adam Frank lists 5 big questions that cosmology needs to answer. Find out what they are and what the current state of thinking is on them. (3:30 read time)
Ancient Galaxies and Even Older Dark Matter
Read about the latest discoveries about the oldest known galaxies, dark matter and the Big Bang.