With studies of fossilized bones, gut contents, eggshells and more, paleontologists revealed new and captivating details ...

A massive star may have burst, leaving behind two dense, dead cores, which then collided and caused another explosion ...

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Professor Woong-bae Zee of the College of Liberal Studies at Sejong University has revealed that a galaxy does not possess ...

In Part 2 of his story, Benita Albert tells of astronomer Bob Benjamin's career, including teaching and now being a NASA consultant.

Caltech is a place unlike any other, an Institute that is truly “small but mighty.” Its small size and the expertise of its ...

James Webb Space Telescope detects extreme nitrogen in galaxy GS 3073, providing evidence of supermassive Population III stars and their role in forming early supermassive black holes.

By studying tiny distortions in the shapes of distant galaxies, scientists mapped dark matter and dark energy across one of the largest sky surveys ever assembled. Their results back the standard ...

An international team of astronomers has, for the first time, successfully probed the early universe. An international group of astronomers has reached a new milestone in studying the early universe.

NASA's upcoming Nancy Grace Roman space telescope will capture thousands of puzzling structures called cosmic voids.

"Virgil has two personalities, its 'good' side – a typical young galaxy quietly forming stars. But Virgil transforms into the host of a heavily obscured supermassive black hole, pouring out immense ...

The CGM acts as a critical interface between the galaxy and the cosmic web — the filamentary network of matter that forms the ...