The cosmic microwave background (CMB) was born when the universe was about 380,000 years old. Before this time, space was filled with hot plasma that did not allow light to travel very far without ...

The matter in the universe, it seems, dazzles in much the same way. In this video, How the Big Bang Governs the Texture of Our Universe, ...

Researchers fail to find knots or "textures" in the Big Bang's leftover glow, ruling out a number of theories that attempt to explain how the Universe started.

An enormous cold spot in our universe could be explained by a cosmic defect in the fabric of space-time created shortly after the Big Bang, scientists say. If confirmed by future studies, the ...