Since the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) went into operation, red dots in its images have puzzled researchers around the ...

A team of international researchers, led by a University of British Columbia astrophysicist, has discovered a young galaxy ...

Astronomers have discovered a new type of object that is a starless cloud that failed to form as a galaxy. Here's what to ...

Scientists have identified a strange cosmic relic called Cloud-9 — a starless, gas-filled object dominated by dark matter.

Some discoveries emerge softly, with no explosions or satisfying conclusions. Astronomers were watching a distant flare from ...

Astronomers have observed a primeval star that they believe to be the most “pristine” object in the universe. A team led by Alexander Ji at the University of Chicago said the star, named SDSS ...

NASA’s Chandra telescope has identified SPT-CL J2215-3537, a massive, calm galaxy cluster from the early universe, revealing ...

Studies suggest that the universe's expansion is decelerating — but what could that mean for the future of the cosmos?

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, a team of international researchers have discovered chemical fingerprints of gigantic primordial stars that were among the first to form after the Big Bang. For ...

For the three astrophysicists who won the Nobel Prize in physics today (Oct. 4), it was only a matter of when, not if, they would get the prize, their peers said. Their discovery that the universe's ...