Early galaxies were star-forming machines, furiously gobbling up gas and spitting out stars. A new model helps explain why ...

The largest 3D map of the universe reveals over 47 million galaxies, but dark energy remains an unsolved mystery.

The largest 3D map of the universe, created based on data from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument, shows 47 million galaxies in stunning detail.

New simulations show that early ultraviolet light controlled whether ultra-faint dwarf galaxies could form stars.

Ultra-faint dwarf galaxies—tiny satellite galaxies orbiting the Milky Way—have long been seen as cosmic fossils. Now, a new ...

A record-breaking 3D map of the universe is now complete, giving scientists a new way to study dark energy. The massive ...

A spectacular cosmic event nicknamed “SN Winny” could help solve one of astronomy’s biggest mysteries: how fast the universe is expanding. This rare superluminous supernova, located 10 billion ...

The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) has finished the most detailed survey of the universe to date, and the resulting map will help researchers understand an apparent weakening of dark ener ...

The most realistic picture yet of how galaxies formed and then evolved from the beginning of time has been revealed in a suite of new and unique audiovisual simulations. These data, accepted for ...

The team successfully built the largest, highest-resolution 3D map of the cosmos ever constructed. The completed map charts ...