Black holes may have been abundant among the first stars in the universe, helping explain the origin of the supermassive monsters that lurk at the heart of galaxies today, researchers say. Full story
Listening to actor Simon Helberg talk about "The Big Bang Theory," you'd think his show was actually a nerdy nighttime soap. The actor, who plays aerospace engineer Howard Wolowitz on the CBS sitcom, dropped a few hints about what to expect from Thursday night's season finale. Full story
Even geniuses make mistakes, and sometimes those mistakes turn out to be genius in their own right, helping to illuminate some underlying mystery or impacting the way an entire field thinks. Full story
Michael J. Holstine, business manager at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in Green Bank, West Virginia tells NBC’s Kevin Tibbles that the steerable radio telescope, which is the largest in the world, can “peer back to just after the big bang.”
Author and astrophysicist Mario Livio discusses the brilliant blunders of respected scientists and how those mistakes led to breakthrough and discovery.
Right after Nina Dobrev tweeted a photo of her kissing a puppy, the same picture showed up on Weibo, China's twitter-like service, with its caption translated into Chinese. "I wish I were the doggy," one micro-blogger commented on the photo, which was already reposted more than 300 times on Weibo. Full story
Scientists who are investigating radiation from the Big Bang made the finding that our universe is about 100 million years older than we had thought.
Rachel Maddow relays video of a speech by Rep. Paul Broun in which he describes evolution, embryology, and the big bang theory as "lies straight from the pit of hell,” and lists other Republican congressmen who reject science yet regrettably serve on the House Science Committee.
One Georgia Congressman on the House Committee on Science says evolution and the Big Bang are "lies from the pit of Hell." In the Rewrite, MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell looks at some of the things in scripture that "Bible-thumping Republicans" probably don't really believe.
Scientists in Geneva announced that they may have solved the mystery of how the universe is held together. Professor and TV host Michio Kaku joins MSNBC to explain the discovery.
Physicist Brian Greene shares details from the multiverse theory.
CBS revealed that on the season six finale, Leonard (Johnny Galecki, left) will receive an overseas job offer that surprises Penny and Sheldon .
The stars of "Big Bang Theory, from left, Simon Helberg, Jim Parsons, Melissa Rauch, Johnny Galecki and Kaley Cuoco perform onstage at the 21st Annual "A Night at Sardi's" to benefit the Alzheimer's Association at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Wednesday, March 20, 2013.
Kaley Cuoco poses on arrival at the Paley Center for Media's PaleyFest, honoring The Big Bang Theory at the Saban Theatre, Wednesday March 13, 2013 in Los Angeles, California.
