The "afterglow" of the universe is an important piece of evidence for the Big Bang. This background radiation also provides ...

Elliptical galaxies are some of the oldest types of galaxies in the universe. They formed relatively quickly after the Big ...

NASA has discovered the ten oldest galaxies. These galaxies offer a glimpse into the early universe. GN-z11 is the oldest, formed 400 million years after the Big Bang. UDFy-38135539 marks the ...

Deep observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have revealed an exceptionally large galaxy in the early universe. It’s a cosmic giant whose light has travelled over 12 billion years to ...

There’s a new class of cosmic object in town. And it might just overturn our understanding of black holes and galaxy ...

Scientists detect oxygen in GHZ2, a galaxy located 13.4 billion light-years away, revealing intense star formation and low ...

The space-based observatory will scan the cosmos in 102 colors we can't see to unlock the secret history of the universe.

SPHEREx begins mapping the sky in infrared, exploring the universe’s origins and life’s building blocks across the Milky Way.

Researchers suggest the universe's background radiation has been overestimated, potentially challenging the standard model of ...