On human timescales, the universe may as well be eternal. It’ll be here long after our species and our planet are gone, but ...

If the universe is expanding, then what is it expanding into, and what is it expanding from? Where's the edge of the universe ...

Explore the universe with Euclid’s 3D galaxy map, the largest synthetic simulation of the universe ever created, and check ...

For centuries, humanity has pondered the ultimate fate of the universe. From theories of infinite expansion to the concept of ...

COSMOS-Web was the largest General Observer program selected by the James Webb Space Telescope for Cycle 1. The team, led by RIT Associate Professor Jeyhan Kartaltepe, has publicly released its full ...

The interactive online map, created using data from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, details some 800,000 galaxies across a vast cosmic distance. Scrolling and zooming in can take users some 13.5 ...

Scientists figured out that the universe is billions of years old - after years of reading ancient rocks and dying stars, and ...

Nebulas are spectacular clouds of gas and dust where stars come to life and fade away. Their radiant beauty has captivated ...

Down on humanity lately? Consider the following fact, which should fill you with pride for your species. Little more than a century ago, humans believed that our universe consisted solely of the Milky ...

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