New simulations suggest early black holes grew rapidly through intense feeding, helping explain why massive black holes appeared so soon after the Big Bang ...

To explain these observations, they proposed a new kind of energy that is responsible for driving the universe’s accelerated expansion: dark energy. Astrophysicists now believe dark energy makes up ...

In A Nutshell A black hole in the early universe is eating 13 times faster than a classic physics rule says is possible It’s ...

For centuries, humanity has pondered the ultimate fate of the universe. From theories of infinite expansion to the concept of a cosmic “big crunch,” scientists have long sought to understand how the ...

Scientists at the Dark Energy Survey have published their most detailed explanation yet of how the universe has expanded over the last six billion ...

For decades, the space community has been puzzled by a cosmic mystery: the universe seems to be expanding faster than it should be. This discrepancy, known as the Hubble Tension, has challenged our ...

When analyzing early universe data, the Standard Model of Cosmology suggests that the universe should be more “clumpy” that ...

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New research suggests the universe may be lopsided. Cosmic microwave background and galaxy data hint at directional differences, challenging cosmology’s assumption of uniformity and standard ...

Calling all astronomy nuts! If you’re into outer space and all the mystifying news that comes with it, prepare yourself for this doozy. Recently-revealed results of scientific experiments have ...