The Webb space telescope observed a supernova that took place when the universe was 730 million years old, setting a new ...

Scientists have confirmed that colossal collisions between galaxies trigger titanic eruptions in the centers of those ...

Cosmic dawn galaxies seen by JWST reveal hidden clues about dark matter and keep rival theories about its true nature alive.

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) scientists are collaborating with researchers at UT San Antonio to study how space ...

Black holes are notoriously difficult to spot unless they are active, and one type of activity is the destruction of a star, ...

Observations of the formation of light-nuclei from high-energy collisions may help in the hunt for dark matter.

Researchers unveil a method using stellar chemical compositions to map hidden structures in the Milky Way, enhancing our understanding of Galactic dynamics.

A team of astronomers including George Washington University physics Ph.D. student Eliza Neights recorded an extraordinary ...

France An immensely powerful flash detected earlier this year was created by a massive star exploding when the universe was just five percent of its current age, astronomers said yesterday. The flash ...

“Our latest discovery helps solve a 20-year cosmic mystery,” co-lead author Daniel Whalen from the University of Portsmouth's ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has found compelling evidence for "monster stars" — gigantic, primordial stars that existed in the early universe.

Most scientists agree the prolonged flash likely occurred when a black hole ate a star, but two other ideas can't be ruled ...