A new map of the universe displays for the first time the span of the entire known cosmos with pinpoint accuracy and sweeping beauty. Created by Johns Hopkins University astronomers with data mined ...

From there, the map radiates outwards into space and time, from the present in our local area right back to 13.7 billion light-years away – i.e., 13.7 billion years ago.

The stormy Hebridean Isle of Staffa inspired Felix Mendelssohn to write his concert overture Fingal's Cave when he visited Scotland in 1829. In this sonic journey, Sara Mohr-Pietsch maps the ...