(via Dr. Becky) The Copernican principle states that the Earth is not in a special place in the Universe. Us humans are not privileged observers, we’re seeing the same Universe as everyone else; and ...

RD: The one thing that really tipped me over was when I learned that in all the many hundreds of years that this great revolution, the Copernican Principle the idea that we are not the center of the ...

A new study from an international team of researchers suggests that the universe may be "lopsided", and it could be a huge challenge to our current understanding of the cosmos. The more we have ...

Earth’s location in the Universe is utterly unremarkable, despite recent theories that propose toppling a foundation of modern cosmology, according to a team of University of British Columbia ...