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

Astronomers at Penn State have nicknamed the objects “universe breakers,” which may be unusual black hole atmospheres and could represent a missing link in the fast growth of supermassive black holes.

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

In 1925, Edwin Hubble's observation of Cepheid variables in the Andromeda galaxy revolutionized astronomy, proving the ...

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 ...

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

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

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

In Himachal’s Bilaspur, a new space lab with telescopes, drones, and 3D printers brings hands-on STEM learning to rural ...

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