Maddy has a degree in biochemistry from the University of York and specializes in reporting on health, medicine, and genetics. According to our best understanding, the universe should be homogeneous ...

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If you thought the cosmic web was tangled enough, think again. A team of astrophysicists recently used gamma-ray bursts—those spectacular, enigmatic explosions of energy from the farthest reaches of ...

New research using NASA's powerful JWST telescope has identified a planet 41 light years away which may have an atmosphere.

Newly discovered Quipu, a superstructure in which galaxies group together in clusters and clusters of clusters, is the largest known structure in the universe in terms of length, scientists claim.