Marcus Chown’s “A Crack in Everything” is a journey through space and time with the people studying one of the most enigmatic objects in the universe. By Katrina Miller Katrina Miller is a science ...

The last time you dropped a favorite mug or sat on your glasses, you may have been too preoccupied to take much notice of the intricate pattern of cracks that appeared in the broken object. But ...

Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times. Time and space break free of their usual constraints in some of this week’s recommended books: Marcus Chown’s “A Crack in Everything” ...