This controversial theory says the universe is subject to an ultimate, higher-order law that we can’t comprehend.

A faint radio "whisper" from ancient hydrogen reveals the universe was heating up long before it filled with starlight.

"The 'missing' matter may truly be lurking in hard-to-see threads woven across the universe." Astronomers have discovered a vast tendril of hot gas linking four galaxy clusters and stretching out for ...

In recent decades, we've learned huge amounts about the universe and its history. The rapidly developing technology of telescopes—both on Earth and in space—has been a key part of this process, and ...

The chemical signatures we're observing may reflect both the comet's ancient origins and its long journey through ...

The new AI system can estimate cosmological parameters with stunning precision, and it could help astronomers unpick one of the thorniest problems in the field. When you purchase through links on our ...

One of astronomy's biggest puzzles may have been solved by a new theory that suggests the universe may rotate at an extremely slow rate. Current models suggest the universe is expanding evenly in all ...