Recent findings suggest that dark energy may not be a fixed constant but could evolve. It has led scientists to theorize that ...

Astronomers have discovered a ghostly, million-light-year-long bridge of stars connecting two massive galaxies within the ...

A surprising new paper suggests that the universe's expected lifespan is just 33 billion years, and that the cosmos will ...

Faint Bridge of Stars Reveals Rare Galactic Merger Astronomers have created one of the most detailed views ever captured of a ...

In a preview of observations that will be made routinely by the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, astronomers found evidence ...

Two recent studies by Professor Stefano Profumo at the University of California, Santa Cruz, propose theories that attempt to ...

Dark energy seems distant from daily life on Earth, but its presence has made the universe what it is today, maybe even enabling that life to arise. And though it’s not apparent on this planet, dark ...

The findings, recently published in The Astrophysical Journal, are not strong enough to conclusively say that dark energy has started weakening.

A computer simulation of stars near the centre of our galaxy offers an explanation for their mysteriously young appearance – ...

As the Vera C. Rubin Observatory surveys the night sky, astrophysicists expect to unlock the secrets of dark matter, dark energy and cosmic phenomena that go “bang!” As the Vera C. Rubin ...

A new study reveals the universe’s first molecule, HeH⁺, was more reactive and crucial to star formation than expected.