There is a region of the sky where astronomers fear to look. Filled with dark clouds of dust, it hides an unseen mass. A mass ...

The galaxies, each as vast as the Milky Way, are baffling because most scientific models for galaxy evolution suggest ...

Written by the former chief historian of NASA, the book examines the evolution of our cosmic understanding—from early civilizations to the present day ...

Three ultra-massive galaxies from the early universe, named "red monsters" show star formation happened faster than believed.

Launching by 2025, NASA’s SPHEREx mission will map hundreds of millions of galaxies in 102 infrared colors to investigate the ...

SPHEREx will explore the universe in 102 infrared colors, providing unprecedented insights into cosmic origins.

Roughly 400,000 years after the Big Bang, the universe cooled just enough to allow photons to escape from the primordial ...

ESO Telescope Captures the Most Detailed Infrared Map Ever of ... and the universe's heyday of star formation is beginning to slow. What might our Milky Way galaxy have looked like at that time?

The Physics of the Accelerating Universe Survey has unveiled a groundbreaking catalog detailing distances to millions of galaxies with unparalleled precision. A groundbreaking catalog, detailing milli ...

An international team of astronomers has identified three ultra-massive galaxies—each nearly as massive as the Milky ...

The DESI survey reveals that active black holes in small galaxies are common. The findings may help reveal how the two cosmic bodies evolve together.

The mystery of the universe’s accelerated expansion remains one of the great enigmas of modern physics. Twenty-five years ago ...