Hubble time

  • Geometry is Destiny…or is it?

    Geometry is Destiny…or is it?

    Cosmologists used to think that gravity alone determined the shape of the universe, and that shape, in turn, determined its future. But that raised a lot of problems. Gravity works by curving space-time, so it can also force the fabric…

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  • What was the Big Bang?

    What was the Big Bang?

    Have you heard of the Big Bang? I still remember the first time I heard about it. I was little; I can’t remember if I’d fallen in love with astronomy yet. But I do remember sitting in my living room,…

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