If it is a galaxy, it would be the oldest known galaxy in the cosmos, but it could also be a brown dwarf or an early black hole.

The cosmos may have something in common with a doughnut. In addition to their fried, sugary goodness, doughnuts are known for their shape, or in mathematical terms, their topology. In a universe with ...

How did the universe come into being? There are a multitude of theories on this subject. In a Physical Review Letters paper, ...

A unique dataset of Type Ia Supernovae being released today could change how cosmologists measure the expansion history of the Universe. A unique dataset of Type Ia Supernovae being released today ...

Scientists have grappled for centuries over the composition of the universe. From its infinite size to the search for intelligent life on planets beyond our own, a variety of questions keep humans up ...

Hubble’s updated view of NGC 3370, richer in light and detail than ever before, deepens our understanding of both the galaxy and the cosmos itself. This new Hubble Picture of the Week highlights a ...

An old adage says that a monkey randomly clicking away at the keyboard would eventually type the complete works of William Shakespeare after being at it long enough. However, a new study by two ...

Along with Schrödinger’s Cat, the Infinite Monkeys Theorem is one of the most famous thought experiments. A new study, with tongue firmly in cheek, has calculated that you might be waiting seven ...

Hundreds of astronomical objects could be targets for the search for intelligent life and investigations of new astrophysics San Francisco – June 22, 2020 – Breakthrough Listen, the initiative to find ...

A unique dataset of Type Ia Supernovae being released today could change how cosmologists measure the expansion history of the Universe. Dr Mathew Smith and Dr Georgios Dimitriadis from Lancaster ...