Scientists have many big questions to tackle about the universe, including how big it actually is. But even the proposed ...

The surface of Earth is finite. We can measure it. If it was expanding, then its size would grow with time. And once again, ...

When you bake a loaf of bread or a batch of muffins, you put the dough into a pan. As the dough bakes in the oven, it expands into the baking pan. Any chocolate chips or blueberries in the muffin ...

The universe's expansion is similar to a balloon inflating; the surface expands, causing dots (galaxies) to move apart. Galaxies farther away from us appear to recede faster than closer ones. The ...

The universe's expansion is accelerating, a phenomenon attributed to dark energy, potentially explained by a cosmological constant (Λ) in Einstein's general relativity. The ΛCDM model, the standard ...

When you look at your surrounding environment, it might seem like you’re living on a flat plane. After all, this is why you can navigate a new city using a map: a flat piece of paper that represents ...

When you bake a loaf of bread or a batch of muffins, you put the dough into a pan. As the dough bakes in the oven, it expands into the baking pan. Any chocolate chips or blueberries in the muffin ...

Quinnipiac University provides funding as a member of The Conversation US. When you bake a loaf of bread or a batch of muffins, you put the dough into a pan. As the dough bakes in the oven, it expands ...