The "afterglow" of the universe is an important piece of evidence for the Big Bang. This background radiation also provides ...

Scientists are using cosmic distortions in light to test a bold idea: that the Universe might not be as symmetrical as we’ve ...

The most recent measurement of a nearby galaxy cluster is deepening a disagreement about how fast the universe is expanding — ...

Scientists recently found that dark energy, the mysterious form driving the accelerating expansion of the universe, could be weakening over time. The findings could undermine the existing standard ...

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The most powerful space telescope ever built, JWST can look deeper into the universe—and thus farther back in time ... There is plenty of room for theoretical astrophysicists to work on new models to ...

The findings could undermine the existing standard cosmological model of the universe called the lambda-cold dark matter (LCDM) model, which takes dark energy, ordinary matter, and cold dark ...

Picture this: a small audience is quietly ushered into a darkened room. They gasp in awe, as a brilliant night sky shines above. They wonder—as many after them will do—what trickery has made the roof ...

Astronomers have spotted something that appears to stretch around ten billion light years across. This so-called ...

This groundbreaking scientific visualization takes viewers on an immersive journey inside the Pillars of Creation, one of the ...

Orreries, and other mechanical models of the universe like celestial globes, present views from impossible, external perspectives. The desire for a realistic view of the stars and planets ...