An Introduction The Fermi paradox presents a perplexing contradiction that intrigues scientists, philosophers, and the general public alike. Despite the vastness of the universe, the high probability ...

Once dismissed as empty expanses between galaxies, cosmic voids are becoming one of the most promising tools for probing the ...

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

Being able to take a photo these days isn’t exactly difficult. You can just pull out your phone or camera, tap a few times, ...

UC Santa Cruz professor shares one of cosmology's highest honors with Alex Filippenko at UC Berkeley and Ken Nomoto at the ...

The 2026 Gruber Cosmology Prize honors Alexei V. Filippenko, Ken'ichi Nomoto, and Stanford Woosley for their decades-long ...

The COSMOS-Web survey has used the James Webb Space Telescope to trace the universe's hidden scaffolding of filaments and ...

"The origins and acceleration mechanisms of ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays have been among the biggest mysteries in the field ...

From this vantage point looking at the Milky Way from its edge, the galactic bulge might appear as a glowing orb of stars, with the spiral arms and their dust clouds forming a narrow band. Credit: ESO ...

The nebula is a star-forming region located about 5,000 light-years from Earth. Hubble first imaged this cosmic phenomenon in 1997 and revisited it with an improved camera. The new image helps ...

The new space telescope remains under budget and can launch eight months earlier than planned. It is intended to image exoplanets and send 1.4 TB of data daily.