A monster galaxy from the early universe shows that the cosmos was rich with oxygen when it was only less than 3% of its ...

In 1916, Albert Einstein discovered that his theory of general relativity predicted the existence of gravitational waves — ...

Images taken with the MIRI infrared camera on the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have made it possible to observe the ...

A new kind of stellar explosion provides a novel way to probe the distant universe, according to new results published today ...

Researchers at Durham and collaborators in the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) mission have proposed a bold new ...

For decades, scientists suspected this ion played a critical role in cooling the early cosmos, helping the first gas clouds ...

Sifting through the noise of space is no easy task, even for astrophysicists. But a new grant from the National Science ...

Matter-antimatter asymmetry puzzles physicists. Learn how the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) may find answers.

A team of astronomers have put together the largest, most detailed map of the universe ever created – and you can explore it now.

"With the Big Bang, space was created and expanded, along with everything in the universe," Andrew Layden, chair of physics and astronomy at Bowling Green State University in Ohio, told Live Science.

“This is a unique opportunity to learn how the universe’s first light emerged from the darkness,” said co-author Professor Anastasia Fialkov from Cambridge’s Institute of Astronomy.

Seconds after the Big Bang, the newborn universe gave rise to the first elements—ionized forms of hydrogen and helium. These particles combined, forging helium hydride—the first ever molecule ...