Big Bang
latest news & developmentsSpider flies to catch an elusive wave
A South African astrophysicist is part of a team seeking to drag ancient cosmic secrets out of the polar skies.
Bicep2 reveals more about the universe’s beginnings
The latest big thing in science will also permit analysis of how much dark energy drove the inflation of the universe.
South pole telescope detects echoes of Big Bang
In a major discovery for understanding the origins of the universe, US scientists say they have detected echoes of the Big Bang 14-billion years ago.
Will physicists ever be bang on?
There are many ideas about what happened in that moment before everything exploded, but which one is right?
Hawking turns 70, defying disease
As Stephen Hawking turns 70 this week, scientists are baffled how he has managed to survive so long with such a crippling disease.
Scientists find links to ‘God particle’
Scientists have found signs of the Higgs boson, an elementary sub-atomic particle thought to have played a vital role in the creation of the universe.
Wits joins Big Bang researchers
Physicists at Wits University now have access to the world’s largest and most complex scientific instruments used to study "elementary particles".
‘Big Bang’ collider repairs to cost up to $29m
Repairing the giant particle collider built to simulate the ”Big Bang” could cost up to -million.
Countdown to the God machine
Beneath the rural tranquillity of the Geneva countryside, scientists are getting ready for a trip into the unknown.