Researchers show the universe’s primordial ‘soup’ was surprisingly viscous
When the universe first came into existence 13.8 billion years ago, there were no stars, planets, or even…
570-Megapixel Dark Energy Camera Unravels Mysteries of the Dark Universe
The Bullet Cluster is made up of two galaxy clusters that are colliding, one moving through the other,…
A cosmic giant caught breaking the universe’s growth rules
In the early universe, astronomers found a rare light that breaks the rules of how black holes grow.…
New Cosmological Simulations Shed Light on Growth of Black Holes in Early Universe
New state-of-the-art simulations by Maynooth University astronomers show that in the dense, turbulent dawn of the cosmos, ‘light…
Physicists Challenge Long-Held Assumptions about Nature of Dark Matter
Dark matter may not have been ‘cold’ in the earliest moments after the Big Bang, as long believed;…
Early Universe’s ‘Little Red Dots’ Are Young Supermassive Black Holes, Astrophysicists Say
Astrophysicists at the University of Copenhagen show that the enigmatic ‘little red dots’ — red sources scattered across…
Barred Spiral Galaxy Spotted Just Two Billion Years after Big Bang
Using the high resolution images from the NIRCam (Near-InfraRed Camera) instrument onboard the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope,…
New Solution to Cosmic Acceleration Challenges Dark Energy Paradigm
Physicists from the Center of Applied Space Technology and Microgravity at the University of Bremen and the Transylvanian…
Astronomers surprised by mysterious shock wave around dead star
Press Release 12 January 2026 Gas and dust flowing from stars can, under the right conditions, clash with…
‘Marvel universe’ aesthetic sparks outrage in Malaga as ‘kitsch’ port statues spark heritage row
Friday, 9 January 2026, 14:28 | Updated 19:04h. An aesthetic and cultural conflict has broken out on the…
NASA SVS | NASA’s Pandora Satellite to Explore Exoplanets and Stars
The NASA Pandora spacecraft will observe planets as they pass in front of their stars as seen from…
Scientists think there’s a hidden universe created by ‘dark big bang’
Scientists have claimed a new dark matter theory could explain the existence of a hidden universe. ‘Dark matter’…