The universe's first galaxies were hot messes, according to a recent study. During their younger days, they were wild, ...

The Big Bang theory has dominated our understanding of the universe’s origin for almost 100 years. It describes a moment when ...

Physicists show knotted cosmic strings may have dominated the early universe before collapsing to create matter—a theory ...

A distant chemical signature, captured by the infrared eye of the James Webb Space Telescope, has just opened a new window ...

The very first generation of stars, called Population III stars, are mostly expected to be too distant to see directly – but ...

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS accelerates mysteriously, raising questions about its origin and what it means for humanity.

Are we truly alone—or just unable to hear anyone else? A NASA scientist suggests alien tech may exist, but not in the form we've always imagined.

Cosmic Rhapsody takes complex science – astrophysics, chemistry, the search for new worlds – and turns it into something ...

The Rubin Observatory is located on Cerro Pachón in the Andes Mountains in Chile.

A new quantum-sensing approach using superconducting qubit networks, promising unprecedented precision in the hunt for dark ...

New shows by Jen Tullock, Jordan E. Cooper and others have a common theme: You can walk away from the church, but the songs ...

As an individual facing today’s wars and geopolitical complexity—witnessing so much suffering—I often feel powerless and sad; ...