Answering universe-sized questions, including what we know (and don’t know) about dark matter and dark energy, and how it involves the Big Bang.

What is dark matter? Has dark matter been discovered? Get an inside look at the history and continued discoveries within the field.

Header Image: The outside of the Adler Planetarium in Chicago, IL at sunset in the fall. When you were a kid, you probably learned your ABC’s using stuff like, “A is for…apple” or “B is for…bee” or “C is for…cat” to represent each letter. While those options are all fine and good and cute, what if […]