The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) is mapping millions of celestial objects to better understand dark energy—the mysterious driver of our universe's accelerating expansion. Today, the ...

"The universe never ceases to amaze and surprise us." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. New results from the Dark Energy ...

After many hours of staring unblinking at a small patch of sky, JWST has given us the most detailed map ever obtained of a corner of the Universe. It's called the COSMOS-Web field, and if that sounds ...

Cosmologists are finally beginning to sketch a coherent picture of the universe we cannot see, using exquisitely detailed maps of galaxies, ghostly light and the large scale structure of space itself.

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. A tiny sliver of the new COSMOS map showing an incredibly diverse collection of galaxies, created ...

The largest survey of our universe ever conducted suggests that it closely matches the model most favored by cosmologists. It's unclear what this means for alternative theories attempting to explain ...

The largest-ever three-dimensional map of the cosmos, plotting out some 15 million celestial objects, could help reveal the ultimate fate of the universe. Astrophysicists know that the universe is ...

For years, astronomers have been working to piece together the story of our universe, but the critical early chapters remained largely incomplete. Our telescopes simply haven't been sensitive enough ...

"What we're seeing hints at a much more dynamic and active universe than we anticipated." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The ...

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 ...

The standard model of how the universe works involves the widely accepted theory that dark energy is a fundamental constant of nature that drives the accelerating expansion of the universe. But a new ...