Presence

Presence

5000 exoplanets
Somewhere, at some point in the history of our Universe, life arose. We're evidence of that here on Earth, but many big puzzles remain.
The Big Bang was hot, dense, uniform, and filled with matter and energy. Before that? There was nothing. Here's how that's possible.
quantum particles
Realizing that matter and energy are quantized is important, but quantum particles aren't the full story; quantum fields are needed, too.
Green abstract image with floating, glowing funnel-shaped objects and spherical wireframe shapes evokes a black hole universe, all set against a misty green background with ethereal light streaks.
Once you cross a black hole's event horizon, there's no going back. But inside, could creating a singularity give birth to a new Universe?
F = ma fall up
From high school through the professional ranks, physicists still take incredible lessons away from Newton's second law.
Three different 3D protein structures are displayed on a light grid-patterned background, each occupying a separate quadrant in the image.
By inviting players to tackle real scientific problems, games can offer a hand in solving medicine’s toughest challenges.
A visual simulation of two objects orbiting and merging, distorting a red-orange grid representing spacetime—illustrating gravitational waves once thought to be the worst prediction in science.
The measured value of the cosmological constant is 120 orders of magnitude smaller than what's predicted. How can this paradox be resolved?
comet collide with earth
65 million years ago, a massive asteroid struck Earth. Not only did Jupiter not stop it, but it most likely caused the impact itself.
Two women in historical clothing sit outdoors, one holding a book while the other leans in, both appearing to read together near a tree.
Most of us think we're good listeners, but we're wrong — and it's ruining our relationships.
A cratered, spherical celestial body with a bright spot on its surface floats in dark outer space dotted with stars.
As the closest icy ocean world to Earth, Ceres may be a promising candidate in the search for signs of ancient life.
Map of Bhutan showing its borders with China and India, highlighting several disputed regions with labels indicating their names and locations.
As Beijing encroaches on the territory of the Himalayan kingdom, its ultimate aim is leverage over India.
Timeline of the universe from the Big Bang, as described in cosmology, showing inflation, formation of atoms, stars, galaxies, and expansion to the present day over 13.8 billion years.
If you want to understand the Universe, cosmologically, you just can't do it without the Friedmann equation. With it, the cosmos is yours.