An inexplicably hot, fast-growing cluster of galaxies in the early universe has scientists questioning theories of galactic evolution. Astronomers have spotted an unexpectedly hot galaxy cluster in ...

The Standard Model of our universe doesn’t match the evidence, in part because of dark energy, a ghostly force pushing the ...

If dark stars existed, they would have been capable of forming in the universe before ordinary stars could have formed. When ...

Scientists have released a new study that catalogues the universe by mapping huge clusters of galaxies. These clusters are some of the largest known objects in the universe — and they can help ...

An extremely early Type II supernova explosion, named after the Titan goddess of dawn in Greek mythology, occurred just 1 ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: A new paper adjusts an equation that defines our universe in response to recent new data. The cosmological constant, which describes how our universe ...

At first glance, the darkness of space seems obvious — but according to physics, it shouldn’t be dark at all. Known as Olbers ...

A team of international researchers, led by a University of British Columbia astrophysicist, has discovered a young galaxy cluster that was producing hot gas at a rate five times hotter than ...

NASA has unveiled a breathtaking new infrared map of the Universe from its SPHEREx mission, offering fresh insight into ...

New telescope instruments now reveal distant galaxies in detail, reshaping how astronomers map dark matter, star formation, ...

We obviously can’t put the universe on a giant set of scales, but scientists have found astonishingly clever ways to figure out how much it “weighs.” It’s a mix of observation, maths, and cosmic ...

The Aran jumper Ailbhe de Blácam’s uncle wore on his First Communion day bears none of the scars you might expect from a garment worn by a boisterous seven-year-old exposed to the rigours of island ...