The universe's shape in multidimensional space. According to some theories — for which we don't have any hard evidence for — there is something outside our universe.

Mathematical evidence indicates that our universe is flat, but it could be infinitely big, as well. You can figure out if an object is flat with a simple pencil-and-paper geometry exercise. To ...

The universe may be vast, but researchers have multiple points of evidence that reveal its shape. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

The discovery, made with the LOFAR (LOw Frequency ARray) radio instrument in Europe, indicates that galaxy clusters, which ...

As the universe expands, it feels like it must be spreading out from some initial point. But a physicist explains why that’s ...

The shape of the universe. When you look around the universe you live in, it looks like a 3D space, just like the surface of ...

The universe’s shape is a 3-dimensional hyper-surface of a (hyper) balloon. If this shape is adopted, then both GR and QM fit together like pieces in a jigsaw.

The universe could be boundless, continuing in all directions without end, or it could be sealed up in a compact shape such as a sphere or doughnut. Of course, modern scientists have wondered about ...

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, scientists spotted thin and thick disks in galaxies as far back as 10 billion years ago ...

The universe may be vast, but researchers have multiple points of evidence that reveal its shape. Sean Combs Verdict: What’s ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) John Etnyre, Georgia Institute of Technology (THE CONVERSATION) When you look at ...