There are many theories for how dark matter (and dark energy) are created. A nice summary of those processes,…
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Does the Recent Discovery of the Most Distant Star Change the Estimated Age of the Universe?
Scientists using the Hubble Space Telescope recently reported the discovery of the most distant single star ever identified, whose…

How Does the Expansion of the Universe Affect How Galaxies Appear To Us Today?
Distant galaxies appear to us today as they were when the light that we detect from them was emitted. …

How Can the Earth Be So Far Away from the Center of the Big Bang?
A common misunderstanding about the Big Bang is that it has a center from which the Earth and everything…

Does the Measured Expansion of the Universe Support the “Big Crunch” Hypothesis?
Since the expansion of the universe is measured to be increasing as we observe objects which are at increasing…

Were the First Dust Particles Produced in the Big Bang?
Dust in space is formed in the atmospheres of certain types of stars. Our understanding of the formation of…