Physicists have long assumed that the universe is uniform at very large scales, but evidence is emerging this is wrong and suggests a way to resolve some of the biggest cosmological mysteries
100-year-old assumption about the universe may soon be overturned
Physicists have long assumed that the universe is uniform at very large scales, but evidence is emerging this is wrong and suggests a way to resolve some of the biggest cosmological mysteries
By Matt von Hippel
27 April 2026
Our surprisingly lumpy universe
What if one of the biggest assumptions in cosmology is wrong? New research suggests the universe may not be perfectly uniform in…
One of the most fundamental assumptions about our Universe may actually be incorrect, potentially reshaping humanity's entire…
A study based on 47 million galaxies found that the cosmic web retains patterns on enormous scales, which could force a…
A new study claims that the universe isn’t entirely the same no matter where you look—a radical proposal
Physicists have discovered that the dark matter structures that scaffold the universe—known as the “cosmic web”—are far larger…
A groundbreaking new theory about the Universe's origins could fundamentally transform our understanding of physics and rewrite…
