This illustration depicts NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory capturing light from supernovae, the explosive deaths of massive stars. These cosmic beacons are important for studying the expansion of the ...

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope's latest image has all the things: jets, a swooshy tail, a hidden secret and tiny stellar dust grains. Webb's February Picture of the Month showcases the powerful ...

Physicists have performed a simulation they say sheds new light on an elusive phenomenon that could determine the ultimate fate of the universe. Pioneering research in quantum field theory around ...

Credit: SciTechDaily.com Dark energy is still a mystery, but powerful new telescopes are set to uncover clues. With NASA and ESA leading the charge, the next decade could finally reveal what’s driving ...

Now, researchers in Switzerland and the U.K. have homed in on one particular aspect of this equation to contemplate how a crucial component of our universe affects star formation and, by extension ...

Following the story of ancient cosmic light In order for the team to build this so-called CT scan of the universe, they needed to turn to light that has existed almost as long as the cosmos itself ...