Modern cosmology suggests that the universe has no single spatial centre or edge. The Big Bang did not occur at one ...

New computer simulations suggest the first magnetic fields that emerged after the Big Bang were much weaker than expected — ...

A new emulator is tackling the near-impossible task of mapping the universe's large-scale structure without sacrificing ...

Is time something that flows — or just an illusion? Exploring space-time as either a fixed “block universe” or a dynamic fabric reveals deeper mysteries about existence, change, and the very nature of ...

Chinese astronomers have spotted a hidden supermassive black hole in the background of a peculiar gravitational wave event from a black hole merger, hinting that all three singularities were locked in ...

"It's an elegant answer, really, because we thought it was a tiny galaxy full of many separate cold stars, but it's actually, ...

A new Big Bang model does away with speculative elements, putting gravitational waves at the forefront of the creation of ...

Tiny red objects spotted by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) are offering scientists new insights into the origins of ...

That cosmologists cannot agree on one of the most elementary facts about the universe is striking enough. But that uncertainty produces others, too: it makes it impossible to calculate an exact age ...

JWST and Hubble uncover JWST’s Quintet, a rare five-galaxy merger from the early universe, forming stars at a rapid rate.

Iconic spaceships from Star Trek has been spotted in space – according to playful rocket scientists. The team from NASA ...

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