Two new studies have measured the expansion of the universe in our immediate cosmic neighborhood using a novel method that ...

Astronomers have unveiled one of the most ambitious maps yet of the early universe, revealing a vast "sea of light" between ...

Where are the smallest galaxies? A recent study suggests that there may not be as nearly as many of them in the early universe as there should be, which has big implications for the story of how our ...

Astronomers have created the largest and most detailed 3D map yet of a glowing signal from the early universe, revealing hidden galaxies and gas from 9-11 billion years ago. By analyzing faint ...

New 3D map of the early universe from HETDEX reveals faint hydrogen light linking galaxies 9 to 11 billion years ago.

A recently detected flash of energy appears to have emanated from the wreckage of colliding galaxies, according to an international team of astronomers led by Penn State scientists. The burst, known ...

Both Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Orlando Resort will celebrate the new The Super Mario Galaxy Movie with ...

The discovery made by a large research team challenges the existing models of the universe.

The jellyfish galaxy in question. The dashed circles mark the four extra-planar sources that are identified in the galaxy’s tail. Credit: The Astrophysical Journal. Astronomers ...

A team of astronomers looking at galaxies in the universe’s distant past have discovered nine young, compact galaxies, each weighing in at 200 billion times the mass of the Sun. Imagine receiving an ...

A new three-volume study explores how quantum physics, gravitation and cosmology may be understood within a unified ...

For all the impressive maps astronomers have made of the distant universe, much of the action has stayed out of sight. The brightest galaxies were relatively easy to chart. The faint hydrogen glow ...