The UC Irvine Department of Physics and Astronomy has established a research program in modern cosmology – an entirely new field of research at the university. The new program builds upon the ...

For the past few years, a series of controversies have rocked the well-established field of cosmology. In a nutshell, the predictions of the standard model of the universe appear to be at odds ...

NSF Program Director Position AvailableThe Physics Division at the National Science Foundation is seeking qualified applicants to fill the position of Program Director for Theoretical Physics in ...

Mysterious little red dots threatened to overhaul modern cosmology—but new research may have solved the celestial conundrum.

Physicist Fred Kavli and the Kavli Foundation pledged $7.5 million to establish the Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology. The Institute will foster collaboration between faculty ...

Is cosmology in crisis?It was not, unfortunately, an isolated incident. There have been other recent occasions in which the evidence behind science’s basic understanding of the universe has been ...

It’s a nerve-wracking time for cosmologists—is everything they thought they knew about to come crashing down? This is the first of two episodes that explore a looming crisis in cosmology.

The Department of Astrophysical and Planetary Science’s PhD program allows you to assist in cutting-edge research and take part in the professional community.

Astronomers have been confounded by recent evidence that the universe expanded at different rates throughout its life. New findings risk turning the tension into a crisis, scientists say.

Out of its past troubles, the model may emerge not only vindicated, but also strengthened, and cosmology will be a science that is both precise and accurate.