The discovery potentially transforms what we think about how the cosmic environment influences galaxies as they form.

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) could have unveiled one of the universe’s oldest secrets: stars formed shortly after the Big Bang. These primordial stars, known as Population III (Pop III) ...

Observations of the formation of light-nuclei from high-energy collisions may help in the hunt for dark matter.

Scientists from Japan have revealed a new idea explaining why there is matter in the universe, while antimatter has almost ...

A surprisingly mature spiral galaxy named Alaknanda has been spotted just 1.5 billion years after the Big Bang—far earlier ...

Researchers have found a razor-thin, rotating string of galaxies inside a massive cosmic filament, revealing unexpected ...

Cosmic dawn galaxies seen by JWST reveal hidden clues about dark matter and keep rival theories about its true nature alive.

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to [email protected]. How will the universe end? – Iez M., age 9, ...

“Our latest discovery helps solve a 20-year cosmic mystery,” co-lead author Daniel Whalen from the University of Portsmouth's ...

A newly-detected spinning galaxy filament is reshaping our understanding of cosmic structure, gas flows, and the origins of ...

An international team led by the University of Oxford has identified one of the largest rotating structures ever reported: a ...

Stars powered by dark matter instead of nuclear fusion could solve several mysteries of the early universe, and we may have ...