It all started with a Big Bang – and now scientists are on a quest to unravel the mystery behind the birth of the universe.

New research into dark matter suggests it might have originated from a "Dark Big Bang," distinct from the traditional Big ...

We call that a "closed" universe ... A complicated scenario indeed! So how big is the universe in the inflation model? It begs the question of what is going on at the boundaries and whether ...

Since the discovery of the acceleration, theorists have calculated that the universe will continue to expand faster and ...

So, there you have it. The 14 billion-year story of our universe begins with a cataclysmic explosion everywhere in space, which we call the Big Bang. That much is beyond reasonable doubt.