In a glimpse of the early universe, astronomers have observed a galaxy as it appeared just 800 million years after the Big ...

A galaxy lurking in the far reaches of the Universe, a mere 600 million years after the Big Bang, is giving us our best glimpse yet at what our own infant Milky Way might have looked like. Bursting ...

We don’t know for sure, but the answer is inextricably linked to the moment when water first materialized in the cosmos — and new simulations suggest the very first generation of stars helped form ...

The mysteries of a strange era in the universe's history may have been uncovered by scientists. This "epoch of reionization" was a period in the early universe's history when the first stars and ...

The world's largest and most powerful space telescope rocketed away Saturday on a high-stakes quest to behold light from the first stars and galaxies and scour the universe for hints of life. NASA's ...

We all know the universe contains a vast array of elements, ranging from light gases, such as helium, to heavy metals, like lead. But where did all of the elements come from? But the universe would ...

ALMA has detected the "shadow" of a galaxy cluster being born. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The formation of vast clouds of ...

If you look across space with a telescope, you'll see countless galaxies, most of which host large central black holes, ...

A spiral galaxy, shaped much like our Milky Way, has been found in an era when astronomers believed such well-formed galaxies ...

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Whether the universe will “end” at all is not certain, but all evidence suggests it will continue being humanity’s cosmic home for a very, very long time.