A surprisingly mature spiral galaxy named Alaknanda has been spotted just 1.5 billion years after the Big Bang—far earlier ...

A spiral galaxy, shaped much like our Milky Way, has been found in an era when astronomers believed such well-formed galaxies ...

When did life as we know it first emerge in the universe? We don’t know for sure, but the answer is inextricably linked to the moment when water first materialized in the cosmos — and new simulations ...

Protogalaxies as seen by the James Webb Space Telescope (NASA via Courthouse News). (CN) — When astronomers started looking at new images of the deep universe obtained from the James Webb Space ...

The Universe may not have started with the Big Bang, but instead “bounced” out of a massive black hole formed within a larger “parent” universe, according to a new scientific paper. Professor Enrique ...

MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, Mass. — Some of the universe’s most massive galaxies may have formed billions of years earlier than current scientific models predict, according to surprising new research led by ...

German astronomer Johannes Kepler (1571-1630) once hypothesized that the universe began on April 27, 4977 B.C., according to History.com. The Big Bang theory did not develop until the 20th century, ...

The first life-forms capable of evolution could have appeared just moments after the Big Bang, a physicist explains. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

"Precision in these measurements is critical, as even subtle discrepancies could signal deviations from the model — ...

If you look across space with a telescope, you'll see countless galaxies, most of which host large central black holes, ...

The first life-forms capable of evolution could have appeared just moments after the Big Bang, a physicist explains. Life has found a home on Earth for around 4 billion years. That's a significant ...