Known as dinosaur stars for both their primeval nature and their immense size, Population III stars existed only when the ...
An extremely early Type II supernova explosion, named after the Titan goddess of dawn in Greek mythology, occurred just 1 ...
After the Big Bang, the Universe entered a long, dark period before the first stars formed. During this era, hydrogen emitted a faint radio signal that still echoes today. New simulations show this ...
The latest generation of astronomy algorithms is not just cataloguing stars and galaxies, it is learning the hidden rules ...
Astronomers have confirmed the earliest barred spiral galaxy in the universe, a Milky-Way-like structure that existed just 2 ...
A Simon Fraser University cosmologist believes his team’s new research may bring them a step closer to cracking one of ...
Wormholes are often imagined as tunnels through space or time—shortcuts across the universe. But this image rests on a ...
If dark stars existed, they would have been capable of forming in the universe before ordinary stars could have formed. When ...
When analyzing early universe data, the Standard Model of Cosmology suggests that the universe should be more “clumpy” that ...
Astronomers used to rely on chance to catch a glimpse of fleeting explosions in space. A fresh approach to watching these ...