Dark matter is special in that it doesn't emit, absorb or interact with light, so science had to find a more creative way to ...

There is an important and unresolved tension in cosmology regarding the rate at which the universe is expanding, and ...

The idea that we might be living in a simulated reality has worried us for centuries. Now physicists have found some ...

The Atacama Cosmology Telescope in Chile not only confirmed one of the greatest mysteries in the universe—it also ruled out ...

It’s a powerful technique, but small uncertainties at each step can add up, something critics argue may be behind the Hubble ...

In the leading model of cosmology, most of the universe is invisible: a combined 95% is made of dark matter and dark energy.

Astronomer Michael R. Blanton will join the Carnegie Science Observatories as its 12th director, overseeing astronomical ...

A team of astronomers using a variety of ground and space-based telescopes including the W. M. Keck Observatory on Maunakea, ...

Quantum theory and general relativity have long described the universe with incompatible languages, one speaking in ...

December is International Day of Persons with Disabilities. It's a day to highlight the achievements of disabled people ...