The cosmological constant has been a problem in physics since Einstein, but new research may show why it takes the value that ...

Physicists at Brown University have proposed that the universe’s accelerating expansion may be stabilized by a hidden topological structure in space-time. Their model connects quantum gravity ...

A new study links the universe’s expansion to quantum topology, suggesting that hidden mathematical structures may stabilize ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A blue nebula looks like an eye in this NASA image The expansion of the universe could be a mirage, a potentially controversial ...

The long-standing problem of the cosmological constant, described both as “the worst prediction in the history of physics” and by Einstein as his “biggest blunder”, is being tackled with renewed ...

The cosmological constant problem, or the vacuum catastrophe is a discrepency in the observed values of the vaccuum energy ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — The cosmological constant is the mathematical description of the energy that drives the ever-accelerating expansion of the cosmos. It’s also the source of one of ...