When you are forming a thought you could go in a million directions. Or, maybe an infinite number of directions. I’m thinking right now of the beach. I’m thinking of the emerald blue water and white ...

Two possibilities exist: either the Universe is finite and has a size, or it’s infinite and goes on forever. Both possibilities have mind-bending implications. In another episode of Guide to Space, we ...

The universe we live in may not be the only one out there. In fact, our universe could be just one of an infinite number of universes making up a "multiverse." Though the concept may stretch credulity ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about physics, science, academia, and pop culture. A black hole is an object so compact (usually a collapsed star) that ...

The correct technical definition of infinity is that it is equal to some of its parts. For example, both the set of all real numbers and the set of all even numbers have infinite elements, yet it is ...

In quantum mechanics, measuring both the position and speed of a particle at the same time is not possible. To identify a particle's characteristics, physicists introduced the notion of ...

(AP) - Math enthusiasts around the world, from college kids to rocket scientists, celebrate Pi Day on Thursday, which is March 14 or 3/14 — the first three digits of an infinite number with many ...