The search for the universe’s center starts with a simple intuition: if everything exploded outward in the Big Bang, there must be a point it all came from. Modern cosmology turns that intuition ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In space, there are four dimensions: length, width, height and time. scaliger/iStock/NASA via Getty Images Plus About a century ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. About a century ago, scientists were struggling to reconcile what seemed a contradiction in Albert Einstein’s theory of general ...

For centuries, humans have looked to the stars and wondered about the universe’s vastness, shape, and structure. One question that has long persisted is the concept of the center of the universe. Is ...

About a century ago, scientists were struggling to reconcile what seemed like a contradiction in Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity. Published in 1915, and already widely accepted ...

With the universe constantly expanding, scientists have a hard time finding where its center is. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

Rob Coyne receives funding from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the US National Science Foundation (NSF). About a century ago, scientists were struggling to reconcile what ...