Quote of the Day by Stephen Hawking: “The past, like the future, is indefinite and exists only as a spectrum of possibilities” — What legendary physicist revealed about time, reality, memory and why nothing in life is constantStephen Hawking’s quote, “The past, like the future, is indefinite and exists only as a spectrum of possibilities,” challenges the traditio...
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Origin of the Universe: Did you know the cosmos started from a single point? Another surprise — it is still expanding faster than the speed of lightAbout 13.8 billion years ago, the origin of the universe began with the Big Bang. Scientists say all space, time, matter, and energy emerge...
06 Mar, 2026, 05.40 PM IST
Our universe might have an expiry date and it’s sooner than we thoughtScientists analysing fresh data from major space surveys say the universe’s fate may not be endless expansion. The Dark Energy Survey and D...
27 Jul, 2025, 12.50 PM IST
When Will Universe Die? New dark energy data makes big bombshell revelations. Here’s complete truthWhen Will Universe Die? A new theory suggests the universe might collapse in a “Big Crunch” instead of expanding forever. Data from DES and...
25 Jul, 2025, 09.49 PM IST
Push and pull: Dark energy discovery changed understanding of universe, says Nobel laureate Brian SchmidtBrian Schmidt, along with Adam Riess and Saul Perlmutter, discovered dark energy in 1998, revealing that the universe's expansion is accele...
22 Jun, 2025, 12.23 PM IST
Jayant Vishnu Narlikar: The great astrophysicist believed it’s essential to have voices who question mainstream dogmaIn 1995, Fred Hoyle honored Jayant Narlikar, acknowledging his significant contributions to astronomy, particularly the Hoyle-Narlikar theo...
25 May, 2025, 10.48 PM IST
Origin story of our universe: James Webb Space Telescope's surprising discoveries prompt rethinking of cosmosThe James Webb Space Telescope has provided data that challenges the standard model of cosmology, particularly in relation to the formation...
10 Sep, 2023, 11.00 AM IST
- Google Doodle honours Georges Lemaitre's Big Bang theory
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) Google on Tuesday dedicated an animated Doodle to Belgian cosmologist Georges Lemaitre who in 1927 propounded the...
17 Jul, 2018, 11.52 AM IST
Einstein's relativity theory valid 13 billion light years from EarthSince it was discovered in the late 1990s that the universe is expanding at an accelerated rate, scientists have been trying to explain why.
12 May, 2016, 02.26 PM IST
Why Einstein's theory of gravity has become the most important task for physicists after a centuryIn the next few decades, finishing what Einstein began may turn out to be the most important event in science for a long time.
05 Jul, 2015, 06.59 AM IST
How Albert Einstein engaged with India & why some Indian scientists are reimagining his notion of gravityEinstein was a great fan of Gandhi. However he critiqued Gandhi’s weapon of satyagraha as being practical only under “ideal conditions” and...
29 Mar, 2015, 10.36 AM IST
- Easy to be Wise
The pseudoscience alternative to the feat would be to bestow qualities of the mythological Jupiter on to the newly-discovered Jove.
20 May, 2013, 11.00 AM IST