One of the best-performing models in cosmology is also one with the least physical rationale behind it. Columnist Leah Crane ...

A recent study published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters has provided the most precise distance to the Coma Cluster of galaxies yet - and also has deepened a crisis in cosmology. The problem is ...

The clearest pictures yet of the newborn cosmos strengthen the prevailing model of the universe but deepen a mystery about its expansion rate. Measurements of this rate, known as the Hubble constant, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. DESI has made the largest 3D map of our universe. The Earth is at the central vertex, and every ...

Do constants of nature—the numbers that determine how things behave, like the speed of light—change over time as the universe expands? Does light get a little tired traveling vast cosmic distances? It ...

Scientists have compiled 25 of the most perplexing space phenomena that continue to defy explanation, from interstellar visitors like ʻOumuamua to the unexplained dimming of Betelgeuse. These ...

What is the actual speed and direction of our solar system as it moves through the cosmos, and how does this compare to longstanding cosmology models? This is what a recent study published in Physical ...

We see countless stars and galaxies sparkling in the universe today, but how much matter is actually there? The question is simple enough — its answer, however, is turning out to be quite a ...

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