Gigantic deserts of almost complete nothingness that make up most of the universe may be causing the expansion of the universe to speed up, new research suggests. That means these vast tracts of ...

You could swim through the deepest voids and encounter a single hydrogen atom in an entire football field's worth of space. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Humans know surprisingly little about one of the largest features of the cosmos: big ol’ voids of nothingness. If the universe was a brain cell, cosmic voids would be the space between neurons — and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover aerospace, astronomy & hosted The Cosmic Controversy Podcast. Cosmic voids that stretch across millions even billions of ...

Now that we have tools to find vast numbers of voids in the universe, we can finally ask…well, if we crack 'em open, what do we find inside? Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...

Our universe is filled with galaxies, in all directions as far as our instruments can see. Some researchers estimate that there are as many as 2 trillion galaxies in the observable universe. At first ...

Dark energy could be caused by pressure from giant voids of nothingness that may be flinging the universe apart. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

At the very largest scales, galaxies are not scattered around randomly. Instead, they form a pattern called the cosmic web. In fact, this is the largest pattern found in nature, with galaxies clumping ...