A leading British space scientist maintains that it is a practical inevitability that we are not alone in the universe.
Is our entire universe situated within a black hole that is itself part of a larger parent universe ?
This month marks the 30th anniversary of one of the world's largest searches for evidence that we are not alone in the universe.
Dark energy is thought to be responsible for the universe's accelerating expansion, but what if it isn't ?
Google has unveiled a new type of quantum chip capable of performing certain computations insanely quickly.
Our universe would seem to be perfectly tuned to support life, but some scientists argue that this is not the case.
Scientists have created a new model to calculate how likely it is for intelligent alien life to emerge in the universe.
This fascinating and profound audio piece is literally a musical manifestation of astronomical data.
Without them, we might need to look elsewhere to explain the universe's peculiarities.
For years, scientists and philosophers have pondered over whether or not the real world isn't quite as real as we think.
Are we alone in the universe ? Scientists have taken another stab at finding out how common civilizations might be.
For years, scientists have struggled to find a single, universal theory that links together all aspects of the universe.
Higgs was one of the biggest names in particle physics and his work transformed our understanding of the universe.
If the universe is teeming with intelligent alien civilizations, why have we still not been contacted by them ?
One theory suggests that everything in the universe, even the chair you are sitting on, has some level of consciousness.
Scientists have proposed a possible new explanation for the origins and nature of dark matter.
Many physicists assume that we must be living in a multiverse - but their basic maths may be wrong.
The second law of infodynamics seems to add credence to the idea that the world we live in isn't actually real.
The nature of consciousness and whether or not it pervades the entire universe has long remained a topic of debate.
Physicist Rajendra Gupta takes a look at why the universe might actually be 26.7, rather than 13.8 billion years old.