Multiverse

Scientists speculate that ours might not be the only universe out there — we might instead live in a set of infinite universes called a "multiverse". Infinite universes are a consequence of several scientific theories; for instance, if spacetime truly goes on forever it might start repeating eventually, since particles can only be arranged a finite number of ways. A multiverse could also arise from "bubble universes," pockets of space in an inflating universe that are never able to meet; or parallel universes, where multiple 3D universes are held in higher-dimensional space, unable to interact. While some universes in a multiverse might be like our own, others could have wildly different laws of physics and fundamental constants.

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Aliens May Well Exist in a Parallel Universe, New Studies Find

May 15, 2018 | Article

Could alien life be hiding in the multiverse? New studies say, "sure!"
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Parallel Universes: Theories & Evidence

May 09, 2018 | Reference

There actually is quite a bit of evidence out there for a multiverse — an infinite number of other universes besides our own.
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Stephen Hawking's Final Paper Cuts the Multiverse Down to Size

May 03, 2018 | Article

The great physicist's library of work is now complete.
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Stephen Hawking's Last Paper (Probably) Doesn't Prove We Live in a Multiverse

March 24, 2018 | Article

Stephen Hawking's last paper has been touted to provide a way to finally test for the existence of a multiverse, but it's unlikely to do that, several experts said.
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Stephen Hawking's Final Paper Proposes Way to Detect the 'Multiverse'

March 19, 2018 | Article

Stephen Hawking's final research paper could help astronomers find evidence that our universe is just one among many in a larger "multiverse," according to media reports.
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Stephen Hawking's Best Books: Black Holes, Multiverses and Singularities

March 15, 2018 | Countdown

Physicist Stephen Hawking, whose death was announced March 14, wrote prodigiously for both a popular audience and the scientific community over the course of his career. Here are the highlights.
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Should You Capitalize the 'Universe'?

January 30, 2018 | Article

Grammar wars innnnnn spaaaaaaaace!
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Mysterious Billboard Drops Clues for 'Stranger Things' Season 2

October 24, 2017 | Article

Devoted fans don't need to wait till the end of the week to discover clues about what will happen when "Stranger Things" returns.
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If We Live in a Multiverse, Where Are These Worlds Hiding?

June 21, 2017 | Article

What is the scientific basis for the popular science-fiction convention of multiple universes?
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'Doctor Strange' Astrophysicist Talks Mind-Bending Marvel Science

November 03, 2016 | Article

With "Doctor Strange," coming to theaters this Friday (Nov. 4), Marvel is taking its cinematic universe in a more mystical direction that may seem to diverge from the space travel, gods-as-aliens and DNA-based superpowers of the previous movies.
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