Astronomers have confirmed the earliest barred spiral galaxy in the universe, a Milky-Way-like structure that existed just 2 ...

An extremely early Type II supernova explosion, named after the Titan goddess of dawn in Greek mythology, occurred just 1 ...

Astronomers used to rely on chance to catch a glimpse of fleeting explosions in space. A fresh approach to watching these ...

Astronomy isn't just about gazing at stars, it's about understanding the invisible forces that govern everything from ...

After the Big Bang, the Universe entered a long, dark period before the first stars formed. During this era, hydrogen emitted a faint radio signal that still echoes today. New simulations show this ...

"This is a structure we've never seen before, so it could be a new class of dark object." ...

Understanding how the universe transitioned from darkness to light with the formation of the first stars and galaxies is a key turning point in the universe’s development, known as the Cosmic Dawn.

Vogelsberger grew up in Germany, and received his undergraduate degree in physics from the University of Mainz and his PhD from the University of Munich and the Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics ...

While the James Webb Space Telescope provides a window into the ancient universe, SkyMapper focuses on the present by ...

A remote galaxy shining with the light of more than 300 trillion Suns has been discovered using data from NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE). The galaxy is the most luminous found to ...

A massive young galaxy cluster has been found glowing with super-hot gas billions of years earlier than expected, defying current theories.

New telescope instruments now reveal distant galaxies in detail, reshaping how astronomers map dark matter, star formation, ...