What If the Universe Had No Beginning? Part 2: No Boundary, No Problem
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Hawking faced a question with no answer hiding behind it. The best boundary condition for the universe, he decided, was that there was no boundary at all. To make that statement into physics, he had to do something deeply strange to time....
- By: Paul Sutter (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/pmsutter)
- On: Sun, 17 May 2026 14:15 +0000
What If the Universe Had No Beginning? Part 1: A Wave Function for the Universe
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The equations of general relativity give up at the singularity. Decades before Stephen Hawking dared to guess what came before, John Wheeler and Bryce DeWitt built the strange mathematical machinery that would make the question askable in the first place....
- By: Paul Sutter (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/pmsutter)
- On: Sat, 16 May 2026 14:08 +0000
NASA Science, Cargo Launch on 34th SpaceX Resupply Mission to Station
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The 34th SpaceX commercial resupply mission under contract with NASA is headed to the International Space Station with new scientific experiments after lifting off at 6:05 p.m. EDT Friday on a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral ...
- By: NASA
- On: Fri, 15 May 2026 22:52 +0000
A New Theory of Dark Matter Could Solve Three Cosmic Mysteries
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A study led by UC Riverside physicist Hai-Bo Yu suggests that a new type of dark matter could explain three astrophysical puzzles across vastly different environments....
- By: Matthew Williams (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/houseofwilliams)
- On: Fri, 15 May 2026 21:41 +0000
Bizarre Venus Surface Formations Puzzle Planetary Scientists
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Enigmatic crownlike surface formations on Venus hold keys to understanding our twin planet’s deep interior. Or so says a new paper presented at the recent European Geosciences Union 2026 general assembly in Vienna....
- By: Bruce Dorminey (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/bruce)
- On: Fri, 15 May 2026 21:34 +0000
NASA Captures Volatile Changes in Earth's Artificial Light
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A study of NASA's Black Marble data reveals a pattern of regional volatility in nighttime illumination across the planet....
- By: Scott Johnston (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/sajohnston1989)
- On: Fri, 15 May 2026 18:10 +0000