The global energy crisis has reshaped global energy priorities seemingly overnight. The Strait of Hormuz has been closed to virtually all commercial traffic for more than a month, severely restricting global oil and gas flows. As a result, global energy prices have soared, supplies have tightened, and many countries are scrambling to find alternative energy … Read more
Ordinary matter, the atoms that make up stars, planets, and living things, make up only about 15% of the total matter in the universe. The rest is thought to be due to dark matter, but it has not been directly detected. However, more than half of that 15% remains unexplained, leaving gaps in cosmological models. … Read more
Based on the Big Bang cosmology and the LCDM model, the most widely accepted models for the beginning of the universe, scientists theorize that a huge cloud of neutral hydrogen permeated the universe. From this material, the first stars and galaxies rapidly formed over the next several hundred eons, an event that astronomers and cosmologists … Read more