A vast filament of gas stretching across the cosmos may help solve the mystery of the Universe’s missing matter. Astronomers ...

New observations support the idea that hot, diffuse threads of gas called cosmic filaments connect clusters of galaxies ...

When it comes to star formation, not all galaxies are the same. Some are quenched, meaning they've depleted their star ...

Supernovae like these are very luminous and referred to as "standard candles" in astronomy. As fixed points, they are used to ...

The team used the Multi-Unit Spectroscopic Explorer (MUSE) on the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope in ...

Two studies fill in gaps about the cosmos’s ordinary matter. One maps it all, even the “missing matter.” The other details one of its hiding spots.

Is it possible to understand the Universe without understanding the largest structures that reside in it? In principle, not ...

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has been unwaveringly focused on our universe. With its unprecedented power to detect and ...

We are entering a new era of cosmic exploration. The new Vera C Rubin Observatory in Chile will transform astronomy with its ...

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope began its legendary mission unfolding the secrets of our universe and producing some of the most detailed images of celestial objects to date.

Galactic filaments form the true shape of the universe. These massive strands of galaxies and dark matter create a vast ...