In 1916, Albert Einstein discovered that his theory of general relativity predicted the existence of gravitational waves — ...

At 36 billion solar masses, the newly discovered black hole is so massive that it seems to break some theories of the primordial Universe.

Space discovery could change everything we know about the history of the universe The groundbreaking findings throw established science into question, write Bernard J.T. Jones, Licia Verde, Vicent ...

To astronomers in the 1990s, these three facts were self-evident: The universe is expanding; all the matter in the universe ...

The cosmic microwave background (CMB) is theorized to be a relic from the Big Bang, the explosion that started our universe. By studying its structure—its distribution of hot and cold splotches ...

Astrophysicist Roberto Trotta argues that we don't need jargon. He tells NPR's Wade Goodwyn he's compiled a history of the universe as we know it, using only the 1,000 most-common English words.

Our universe is vast and getting larger every day, but humanity's understanding of the cosmos is growing too. Tour the universe from the Big Bang to planet Earth in this SPACE.com infographic series.

Working with something as expansive as the universe, McAllister has the perspective that students sometimes cannot see. “There is a relationship between the large and the small,” he said.

Charting the expansion history of the universe with supernovae Date: May 15, 2021 Source: National Institutes of Natural Sciences Summary: An international research team analyzed a database of ...

Astronomers are set to expand our knowledge of the history of our universe with a new project to map the inception and formation of galaxies.