A University of Vienna study suggests that the solar system's movement through the galaxy affected Earth's climate millions ...

Scientists are homing in on the nature of a mysterious force called dark energy, and nothing short of the fate of the universe hangs in the balance.

Klotz, Petra. Suffering as a theme in Alice Walker's short stories "To hell with dying," "Strong horse tea," and "Everyday use", 2010. (Grabher) ...

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features a sparkling spiral galaxy paired with a prominent star, both in the ...

Astronomers have made the surprising discovery of oxygen and elements like heavy metals in the most distant known galaxy. The ...

Two different teams of astronomers have detected oxygen in the most distant known galaxy, JADES-GS-z14-0. The discovery, ...

The latest discovery marks the furthest detection of oxygen ever made and defies what we thought about how galaxies formed in the early universe.

A European space telescope launched to explore the dark universe has released a trove of new data on distant galaxies.

Oxygen has been detected in the most distant galaxy ever discovered, surprised astronomers said Thursday, offering further evidence that stars in the early universe matured far quicker than had been ...

Learn how ALMA gives astrophysics a front row seat to dynamic forces that shape the galaxy, called space tornadoes.

An accidental discovery by a team of astronomers has upended existing theories about how galaxies formed in the early ...

University of Arizona researchers are among a group of scientists who hope to discover what happened immediately after the Big Bang, when the universe expanded in a fraction of a ...