The shape of the universe is not something we often think about. But my colleagues and I have published a new study suggests it could be asymmetric or lopsided, meaning not the same in every direction ...

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The universe may have its own version of Heisenberg's uncertainty principle, and that might be enough to explain dark energy ...

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Like humans, galaxies can’t stand to be alone. Nudged by gravity, galaxies tend to group together, and some even end up in the universe’s equivalent of bustling megacities: clusters of up to a ...

Study suggests the universe may not be uniform in all directions. Cosmic microwave background shows slight directional imbalance. If confirmed, current cosmological models may need major revisions.