As given by Britain’s brilliant, opinionated Sir Arthur Stanley Eddington, the seven fundamental constants of Nature are: e, the charge of an electron; m, the mass of an electron (at rest); M, the ...

The fundamental constants of the Universe appear to be fine-tuned with incredible precision to allow for life. The slightest variation would make our existence impossible, raising a profound question.

A cosmic camera hog is helping astronomers figure out the rate of the universe’s expansion. Images of the supernova Refsdal have popped up multiple times in the constellation Leo, thanks to light from ...

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