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Monster black hole jet from the early universe is basking in the 'afterglow' of the Big BangNASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has captured a striking image of a distant quasar from the "cosmic noon," including a giant energy jet "being illuminated by the leftover glow from the Big Bang itself."
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Astronomers discover most powerful cosmic explosions since the Big BangAstronomers have discovered a new class of bright, long-lasting cosmic explosions that offer a new probe into studying the universe's most distant black holes.
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'People thought this couldn't be done': Scientists observe light of 'cosmic dawn' with a telescope on Earth for the first time everFor the first time, astronomers have used a ground-based telescope to observe polarized microwave light from the universe's earliest epoch. Their observations could give them a better understanding of how the universe evolved.
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What if the Big Bang wasn't the beginning? New research suggests it may have taken place inside a black holeWas the Big Bang really the beginning of the universe, or are we 'bouncing' between periods of expansion and contraction? A new theory makes testable predictions.
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'Beauty' particle discovered at world's largest atom smasher could unlock new physicsWhy matter dominates over antimatter in our universe has long been a major cosmic mystery to physicists. A new finding by the world's largest particle collider has revealed a clue.
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NASA's SPHEREx telescope 'opens its eyes on the universe', taking stunning debut image of 100,000 galaxies and starsSPHEREx's first images — containing roughly 100,000 points of light stars, galaxies and nebulae — have confirmed that the telescope is working according to its design.
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Stephen Hawking's black hole theory has big implications for the shape of the universe, new study claimsElusive black hole radiation predicted by Stephen Hawking may have influenced the way the universe took shape after the Big Bang, new research suggests.
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Atacama Telescope reveals earliest-ever 'baby pictures' of the universe: 'We can see right back through cosmic history'New observations with the Atacama Cosmology Telescope in Chile reveal the earliest-ever "baby pictures" of our universe, showing some of the oldest light we can possibly see.
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'I was astonished': Ancient galaxy discovered by James Webb telescope contains the oldest oxygen scientists have ever seenScientists have made the record-breaking detection of oxygen in an ancient galaxy that existed just 300 million years after the Big Bang. The detection is prompting astronomers to rethink how quickly stars and galaxies formed in the young universe.
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