For more than two decades, the standard model of cosmology has stood as a reliable guide to the universe. Known as Lambda ...

A mysterious object has been detected at the edge of the universe, sparking curiosity and debate within the scientific ...

Is the universe 13.8 billion years old - or older? Even with modern technology, scientists don’t all agree. This video, featuring Dr. Becky, explores why calculating the age of the cosmos is far more ...

A galaxy in the early universe was rich with oxygen, astronomers have found. The discovery raises questions about how early ...

Modern cosmology has precisely measured the universe's properties, yet dark matter and dark energy remain profound mysteries.

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

When the James Webb Space Telescope first opened its golden mirrors in 2022, it delivered breathtaking views of the cosmos.

While there's no shortage of mysteries surrounding the formation of the universe, scientists may have figured out the answer ...

A team of international scientists who are part of the Cosmic Evolution Survey program (COSMOS) created and released the map of the universe Thursday, June 5. Compiled from more than 10,000 images ...

The universe is undeniably vast, and from our perspective, it may seem like Earth is in the middle of everything. But is there a center of the cosmos, and if so, where is it? If the Big Bang ...

The COSMOS-Web team worked to reduce the data, eliminating artifacts, subtracting backgrounds, and improving the astrometry in order to provide accurate photometric and morphological analyses. The ...