Roughly 400,000 years after the Big Bang, the universe cooled just enough to allow photons to escape from the primordial ...
Recent results suggest these exotic objects just might help us account for the mysterious force pushing the universe apart.
The study says that the gravitational distortions observed in distant galaxies exhibit subtle discrepancies with the ...
New research is challenging long-held assumptions about the universe's expansion and the behavior of gravitational wells, ...
has contributed to our fundamental understanding of the early development of molecules in the universe. “Gamma rays, high-energy photons commonly existing in cosmic rays and unstable isotope decay, ...
The Sumerian creation myth presents symbolic layers and interpretations that go beyond the literal narrative, involving ...
An international team led by the University of Geneva (UNIGE) has identified three ultra-massive galaxies—nearly as massive ...
A recently shared image of a distant galaxy surrounded by three concentric rings challenges our understanding of galactic ...
Astronomers have identified three ultra-massive galaxies -- nearly as massive as the Milky Way -- already in place within the first billion years after the Big Bang. This surprising discovery was made ...
If another gravity theory is correct, "then the broader implications are enormous," astrophysicist Stacy McGaugh told ...
NASA selects two proposals for missions to observe X-ray and far-infrared wavelengths of light from space for additional ...