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The cyclic universe.
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Big Bounce Simulations Challenge the Big Bang

By Charlie Wood
August 4, 2020
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Detailed computer simulations have found that a cosmic contraction can generate features of the universe that we observe today.

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Physicists Debate Hawking’s Idea That the Universe Had No Beginning

By Natalie Wolchover
June 6, 2019
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A recent challenge to Stephen Hawking’s biggest idea — about how the universe might have come from nothing — has cosmologists choosing sides.

Abstractions blog

A New Test for the Leading Big Bang Theory

By Natalie Wolchover
September 11, 2018
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Cosmologists have predicted the existence of an oscillating signal that could distinguish between cosmic inflation and alternative theories of the universe’s birth.

520px illustration for the bounce model theory
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How the Universe Got Its Bounce Back

By Natalie Wolchover
January 31, 2018
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Cosmologists have shown that it’s theoretically possible for a contracting universe to bounce and expand. The new work resuscitates an old idea that directly challenges the Big Bang theory of cosmic origins.

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Scientists Unveil New Inventory of Universe’s Dark Contents

By Natalie Wolchover
August 3, 2017
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The first major results from the Dark Energy Survey signal the start of a new era of cosmology.

Eva Silverstein at Stanford University
Thinking Places

Eva Silverstein’s Spirals and Strings

By Natalie Wolchover +2 authors
Olena Shmahalo
Lucy Reading-Ikkanda
July 17, 2017
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Daily bike rides, serendipitous interactions and long periods of solo thinking inspire this string cosmologist.

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Physicists Hunt for the Big Bang’s Triangles

By Natalie Wolchover
April 19, 2016
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The story of the universe’s birth — and evidence for string theory — could be found in triangles and myriad other shapes in the sky.

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Why the Big Bang’s Light May Have a Tilt

By Maggie McKee
June 30, 2015
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Scientists haven’t tested the Big Bang’s light for a revealing shift in 25 years. A new experiment aims to change that.

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Joint Dust Analysis Deflates Big Bang Signal

By Natalie Wolchover
January 30, 2015
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No definitive evidence for cosmic inflation is found, but support remains strong for the theory even as critics highlight its shortcomings as an explanation for how and why the universe began.


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