New telescopes are challenging the idea that the cosmic web fades into a uniform, directionless distribution. It may be ...

One of the most basic and accepted truths about the universe is that it’s pretty much the same everywhere you look. In other ...

An artist's impression of the size and location of the Big Ring (blue) and Giant Arc (red) in the sky. (University of Central ...

Earliest quasar variability ever detected shows a 630-million-solar-mass black hole at cosmic dawn already had an orderly ...

It's a discovery that could overturn our understanding of the cosmos at its most fundamental level: the universe might not be uniform in all directions, even on gigantic scales. Based on data ...

Some of the hardest questions in cosmology begin where the usual math gives up. Push Einstein’s theory far enough back toward the Big Bang, and the equations run into a singularity, a point where ...

Dark matter is often portrayed as a cosmic loner, interacting with itself and the rest of the universe only through gravity. But what if dark matter particles also exert a hidden force on one another?

For most of modern cosmology, scientists have worked with a surprisingly simple assumption: the mysterious force driving the universe's accelerating expansion has remained unchanged throughout cosmic ...

Gravity, the force that attracts objects toward each other, is currently framed by Albert Einstein's theory of general ...

When Andreas Albrecht was a grad student at the University of Pennsylvania, he was looking for an advisor in particle physics ...

Cosmology in Chinese Civilization officially opened to the public at Anhui Museum and will run until October 20. Drawing on Anhui’s abundant ancient astronomical relics and its distinctive strengths ...

Kenya’s Maasai Mara National Reserve and South Africa’s Kruger National Park – stand on the frontlines of species loss, working tirelessly to protect wildlife under the shadow of rising extinction ...