The term "big bang" did not become popular until 1949. Albert Einstein, a contemporary of Edwin Hubble, was relieved because he had concluded that the universe could not stay motionless without ...

Rice’s Naomi Halas is the recipient of the 2025 Benjamin Franklin Medal in chemistry, awarded “for the creation and development of nanoshells — metal-coated nanoscale particles that can capture light ...

The Royal Astronomical Society has awarded its 2025 Gold Medal for Astronomy to a University of Oxford professor for his work on the structure and evolution of galaxies. Professor James Binney ...

It wasn’t until 1949 that the term “big bang” came into fashion. This was a relief to Edwin Hubble’s contemporary, Albert Einstein, who deduced the universe could not remain stationary without ...

Previous recipients of the award include Albert Einstein, Stephen Hawking, and Edwin Hubble. Professor Binney completed his D.Phil. at Christ Church, Oxford and has held a postdoctoral position at the ...

Lemaître showed how the equations in Einstein’s theory actually support the idea that the universe is not static but, in fact, is actually expanding. Astronomer Edwin Hubble confirmed that the ...

Carnegie's Allan Sandage is awarded the Crafoord Prize for his "contributions to the study of galaxies, their populations of stars, clusters and nebulae, their evolution, the velocity-distance ...

In 1920, astronomers Harlow Shapley and Heber Curtis held a Great Debate. Shapley argued that the spiral nebulae were small ...

In 1920, astronomers Harlow Shapley and Heber Curtis held a Great Debate. Shapley argued that the spiral nebulae were small and in the Milky Way, while Curtis took a more radical position that they ...

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