The James Webb Space Telescope has found a lonely black hole in the early universe that’s as heavy as 50 million suns. A ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. This is the clearest image yet of the faint afterglow from the Big Bang, known as the cosmic ...

How did the universe start? Did we begin with a big bang, or was there a bounce? Might the cosmos evolve in a cycle of expansion and collapse, over and over for all eternity? Now, in two papers, ...

Scientists used new data taken by the James Webb Space Telescope to make a new reading of the rate at which the universe is expanding over time, by measuring light from 10 galaxies including the one ...

Researchers from the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, the University of Tokyo and other institutions have begun a wide-area survey of the distribution of dark matter in the universe using ...

The famous first image of a black hole just got two times sharper. A research team used artificial intelligence to dramatically improve upon its first image from 2019, which now shows the black hole ...

The Cosmic Microwave Background carries with it a record of events throughout the 13.8-billion-year history of the universe. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

From the Catholic priest who pioneered it, to how we can (almost) see it, here are 5 fascinating facts about the Big Bang. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Helium hydride’s origin also marked the beginning of a chain reaction that led to the formation of molecular hydrogen (H2), which is by far the most common molecule in the universe, scientists say.