Observations show the universe appears flat, yet its true size and global shape beyond the observable horizon may remain forever unknown.

Cosmologists increasingly suggest that the universe may be flat — and if that’s true, it could also be infinite. In an infinite universe, anything with a non-zero probability may occur somewhere, ...

Is the universe infinite? It's one of the most profound questions we can ask, and here's the short answer: We don't know. While we have learned a great deal about the universe, a portion of the cosmos ...

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The quote above has been attributed to Albert Einstein for many years. It has been used extensively in writings, ...

When you bake a loaf of bread or a batch of muffins, you put the dough into a pan. As the dough bakes in the oven, it expands into the baking pan. Any chocolate chips or blueberries in the muffin ...

Doesn’t seem like much of a brainteaser, does it? Everyone knows the sky darkens at night because the sun sets … or more accurately, because our part of planet Earth rotates away from the sun, and ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...