Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. For about fifty years, the scientific community has been grappling with a substantial problem: there isn’t enough visible matter in the universe. All the matter we can see — stars, planets, cosmic dust and everything … Read more
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. For about fifty years, the scientific community has been grappling with a substantial problem: there isn’t enough visible matter in the universe. All the matter we can see — stars, planets, cosmic dust and everything … Read more
One of the most profound messages Stephen Hawking has left to humanity is that nothing lasts forever – and that scientists may finally be willing to prove it. This idea was conveyed by what was perhaps Hawking’s most important work: the hypothesis that black holes “leak” thermal radiation, vaporizing in the process and ending their … Read more