The data from two different astronomical surveys has helped researchers build a “cosmic CT scan” of the evolution of the […] ...

Astronomers have identified a quasar that may help explain how the universe’s “dark ages” finally ended. Astronomers have ...

Astronomers have been confounded by recent evidence that the universe expanded at different rates throughout its life. New ...

The study of exoplanets has come a long way since the first detection of a planet orbiting a star other than the Sun in 1995.

Thirty years after the discovery of the first exoplanet, we detected more than 7000 of them in our Galaxy. But there are ...

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New research suggests that dark energy isn't needed to explain the acceleration in the expansion of the universe — instead ...

A mirror universe going backwards in time may be a ... assistant professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, a few frequently asked questions about the Big Bang ...

The University of California San Diego is positioning itself as a leader in astronomical research as its new Department of ...

The extreme supersonic winds of WASP-127b are more than 60 times faster than the fastest winds ever observed on Earth ...

However, there is still a great deal we don't know about the universe. To put this into context, the "normal" matter around us that makes up stars, planets, moons, asteroids, animals, tables ...