If it is a galaxy, it would be the oldest known galaxy in the cosmos, but it could also be a brown dwarf or an early black ...

Led by doctoral student Tatsuya Kotani and Professor Tomoharu Oka from Keio University, the research team measured the ...

As the term comes to an end, new academic opportunities come to life right here on campus. A brand-new exhibit at the Museum of Natural and Cultural History has opened, showcasing images from the ...

The great Russian physicist and Nobel laureate Lev Landau once remarked that “cosmologists are often in error, but never in doubt”. In studying the history of the universe itself, there is always a ...

For nearly three decades he has created mesmerizing planetarium shows at the American Museum of Natural History. But other galaxies await. Carter Emmart, director of astro-visualization at the ...

Sometimes, a picture can be worth much more than a thousand words. For instance, one measure associated with the pictures below—new high-definition snapshots of the cosmos in its infancy—is 1,900 ...

(CNN) — New hints from one of the most extensive surveys of the cosmos to date suggest that mysterious dark energy may be evolving in ways that could shift how astronomers understand the universe.