The 21st Century is sure to be full of insights about the origin of the Universe, its eventual fate, and the journey between the two.

A century ago, mankind believed itself to live in a static, eternal universe of stars.  Today we realise that our universe is was born in fire 13.8 billion years ago, that we live in its heyday, and that a protracted heat death may be its eventual demise, countless trillion years into the future. 

This section of the web site will be updated with a new article each month (or so) on what we know about cosmology, and how we've discovered it; what's solid science, and what belongs down the corridor in Speculation Patio.