Big Bang

Big Bang: New study reveals astonishing facts related to evolution of universe

A new study performed by researchers from the University of Copenhagen reveals insights into the first microsecond of the Big Bang and explains about Quark-Gluon Plasma the only matter, which existed during the first microsecond of the Big Bang.

May 27, 2021, 17:43 PM IST

Universe's first molecule detected in space

Helium hydride ion (HeH+) was the first molecule that formed when, almost 14 billion years ago, falling temperatures in the young universe allowed recombination of the light elements produced in the Big Bang.

Apr 18, 2019, 14:41 PM IST

Scientists detect universe's first molecule formed 14 billion years ago

Apr 18, 2019, 14:40 PM IST

Evidence of stars forming only 250 million years after Big Bang found by astronomers

Scientists are said to have found traces of first stars which suggests that they winked to life roughly 250 million years after the Big Bang.

May 24, 2018, 00:45 AM IST

Hubble precisely measures distance to globular star cluster

Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have for the first time precisely measured the distance to one of the oldest objects in the universe -- a collection of stars born shortly after the Big Bang.

Apr 05, 2018, 11:32 AM IST

Nothing existed before the Big Bang, says Stephen Hawking

Basing his theories on the assumption that the universe has no boundaries, the British cosmologist said: “There was nothing around before the Big, Big Bang.”

Mar 05, 2018, 18:09 PM IST

The Universe shouldn't be existing at all, say scientists – Know why

The research claims that particles and antiparticles destroy one another when they come in contact with each other if they both have equal measures.

Oct 26, 2017, 12:29 PM IST

Merging galaxy clusters cause biggest bang in the Universe

The two clusters, which are located some 2.4 billion light years away, would create a larger galaxy cluster dubbed by scientists as Abell 115.

Jun 08, 2017, 22:26 PM IST

Manchester's Arndale shopping centre evacuated, witnesses heard "big bang"

A shopping centre in Manchester was evacuated, scores of people ran away from the centre.

May 23, 2017, 16:26 PM IST

Are we all living in a holographic universe? Scientists claim so

A holographic universe, an idea first suggested in the 1990s, is one where all the information, which makes up our 3-D 'reality' (plus time) is contained in a 2-D surface on its boundaries.

Jan 31, 2017, 11:38 AM IST

Scientists discover dark matter lost since birth of universe

Scientists, for the first time, have been able to measure the amount of dark matter the Universe has lost since the Big Bang some 13.7 billion years ago.

Dec 31, 2016, 08:24 AM IST

Physicists challenge Einstein's view on speed of light

One of greatest scientists ever, Albert Einstein belived that the speed of light was constant in a vacuum.

Nov 29, 2016, 13:29 PM IST

'Big Bounce' behind birth of universe?

The universe is currently expanding and it is believed to have burst into existence from a point of infinitely dense and hot material, an event dubbed as the Big Bang.

Jul 13, 2016, 13:21 PM IST

Original seeds of monster black holes detected, claim astronomers

"Black hole seeds are extremely hard to find and confirming their detection is very difficult. However, we think our research has uncovered the two best candidates so far," said Andrea Grazian, study co-author from National Institute for Astrophysics in Italy.

May 25, 2016, 13:37 PM IST