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Time appears to run five times slower in the early universe

A phenomenon called cosmological time dilation means that events taking place in the early universe seem to evolve slower than those today

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Can recreating black holes in the lab solve the puzzles of space-time?

Physics

Can recreating black holes in the lab solve the puzzles of space-time?

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Physics

A tiny graphene device could detect neutrinos from the big bang

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Martin Rees at home in Cambridge

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Martin Rees interview: From the Big Bang, to a billionaire space race

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13 of the most profound questions about the cosmos and ourselves

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13 of the most profound questions about the cosmos and ourselves

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WHY is there something rather than nothing?

Physics

Why is there something not nothing? The big bang isn’t the only answer

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Why the big bang may not have been the beginning of the universe

Space

Why the big bang may not have been the beginning of the universe

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Expansion of the universe

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How old is the universe?

Abstract big bang conceptual image

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Big bang retold: The weird twists in the story of the universe's birth

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The plucky probe that put the big bang theory to the test

30 years ago, cosmologists launched the COBE satellite to glimpse the “afterglow of creation”. Its measurements revealed the universe’s history and fate in unprecedented detail

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Physics

Why dark matter's no-show could mean a big bang rethink

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Space

What if there was no big bang and we live in an ever-cycling universe?

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How did the universe begin?

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Cosmic microwave background