Scientists use fast radio bursts to locate half of the universe's ordinary matter dispersed in intergalactic space, solving a cosmic mystery.
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers discovered an extreme version of "little red dots" dubbed "The Cliff." Its ...
Most cosmologists believe that these stars were the first large, free-floating structures to illuminate our universe, and ...
For more than a century, physics has been built on two great theories. Einstein's general relativity explains gravity as the ...
Researchers from The University of Western Australia node at the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) have uncovered an immense structure, which spans an astonishing 185,000 light ...
With every planet, star and piece of cosmic dirt they eat, black holes grow larger and larger. Supermassive black holes are ...
In 2021, astronomers discovered the "Giant Arc" spanning 3.3 billion light-years in the constellation of Boötes the Herdsman.
The study, published in Astronomy and Astrophysics, suggests a re-evaluation of our understanding of cosmic evolution.
The galaxy’s heart hides a cosmic giant that shouldn’t exist so soon after the Big Bang but could explain the mysterious ...
Some things we see in space appear to outpace light. Now we are learning to harness these bizarre optical illusions to ...
The study, published in Astronomy and Astrophysics, suggests a re-evaluation of our understanding of cosmic evolution.