Astronomers have traced the origin point of a jet of material that is thousands of light-years long emanating from the ...

A 13-atom molecule containing sulfur has been discovered in interstellar space for the first time, providing insight into the origins of the chemistry of life.

The James Webb Space Telescope has confirmed the most distant, early galaxy in the known universe. The new contender, MoM-z14, is visible just 280 million years after the Big Bang.

Dark stars powered by dark matter may explain bright galaxies, massive black holes, and mysterious red objects in the early universe.

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The six-year results from the Dark Energy Survey highlight unresolved tensions in standard cosmological theory.

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The idea of dark matter has existed for decades, mostly as a necessary explanation rather than something clearly seen. New observations from the James.