The story of the three wise men, or Magi, following the ‘Star of Bethlehem’ that takes them to the newborn Jesus is well known. However, a mystery has surrounded this celestial object for centuries, ...
New measurements using gravitational lensing suggest the universe’s current expansion rate does not agree with signals from the early cosmos.
NASA’s James Webb Telescope may have detected the universe’s first stars, Pop III stars, in galaxy LAP1-B, offering a glimpse into cosmic history.
Supernovae aren't one of the JWST's main science themes, but the perceptive telescope is full of surprises. Recently, it ...
The longest gamma-ray burst ever observed has UNC Chapel Hill astronomers questioning the very nature of these cosmic ...
Allen Telescope Array campaign shows slow changes in radio scintillation that can nudge pulsar timing by billionths of a second ...
One of NASA’s workhorse spacecraft in orbit around Mars has fallen silent, leaving agency personnel scrambling to ...
Subjects including linguistics, international studies and human-centered design and engineering all halted taking ...
The comet is the third object ever confirmed to have entered our cosmic neighborhood from elsewhere in the galaxy. Space ...
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has recently made a historic observation, identifying the earliest supernova ever detected.
The James Webb Space Telescope has found compelling evidence for "monster stars" — gigantic, primordial stars that existed in the early universe.
A never-before-seen blast from a supermassive black hole was spotted by two sophisticated X-ray space telescopes. This giant ...