The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) is mapping millions of celestial objects to better understand dark energy—the mysterious driver of...
The fate of the universe hinges on the balance between matter and dark energy: the fundamental ingredient that drives its...
Dark energy, the mysterious force thought to be driving the ever-faster expansion of the universe, appears to be changing over...
Swirling through the Milky Way’s central zone, in the turbulent region surrounding the supermassive black hole at the core of...
New research by the Atacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT) collaboration has produced the clearest images yet of the universe’s infancy—the earliest...
At the center of most large galaxies, including our own Milky Way, sits a supermassive black hole. Interstellar gas periodically...
At least two mass extinction events in Earth’s history were likely caused by the “devastating” effects of nearby supernova explosions,...
There are moments in the history of human thought when a simple realization transforms our understanding of reality. A moment...
Blazars are active galaxies that emit narrow jets of ionized matter from their centers, aimed towards Earth. Depending on properties...
Physics has a problem—their key models of quantum theory and the theory of relativity do not fit together. Now, Dr....
In just over three years since its launch, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has generated significant and unprecedented insights...
Our understanding of black holes, time and the mysterious dark energy that dominates the universe could be revolutionized, as new...
