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The Big Bang theory has dominated our understanding of the universe’s origin for almost 100 years. It describes a moment when ...

Discover how the universe stretches beyond comprehension and how telescopes like Hubble and James Webb reveal galaxies at the ...

The UC Davis department of physics and astronomy, together with the College of Letters and Science, will host a free reception and public lecture on Tuesday, Nov. 4 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at the UC Davis ...

Theorists have found that a “warm” version of cosmic inflation is consistent with known physics, linking it to the hunt for ...

Learn how Hubble is measuring the expansion rate of the Universe in this new explainer from NASA's Goddard Space Flight ...

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson joins Natasha Verma to unlock big cosmic questions with wit and clarity: Have aliens ...

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.

Most explanations rely on "dark energy" to explain the Universe's accelerating expansion rate, but a new study takes a different path.

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 ...