New research using a space-time phenomenon predicted by Einstein presents evidence that the invisible backbone of the ...

Learn how dozens of galaxies may have merged into a giant galaxy shortly after the Big Bang.

The existence of massive, elliptical galaxies in the early universe has puzzled astronomers for two decades. An international ...

The standard cosmological model (present-day version of "Big Bang," called Lambda-CDM) gives an age of the universe close to ...

This idea is called the big bang model—which is an unfortunate name because it brings to mind a cosmos expanding like an ...

You might think galaxies can’t ever find each other in our runaway cosmos, but it turns out gravity can sometimes overcome ...

Discover seven unusual galaxies defying scientific predictions, from impossibly bright early universe objects to astrophysics ...

Neutrino particles have extremely small masses, yet there are so many of them that they carve out the large-scale structure ...

On a clear night, the sky looks crowded with tiny lights. Some twinkle. Some glow steady. They look close enough to count, ...

When you look up at the night sky, it seems deep black with bright stars scattered across it. That familiar view leads many ...

Astronomers used James Webb Space Telescope data to determine the density of the universe's most mysterious "stuff." ...

Did you know? The official average colour of the universe is known as “Cosmic latte”, a warm, creamy beige born from light ...