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For decades, the ΛCDM (Lambda Cold Dark Matter) cosmological model has been the cornerstone of our understanding of the ...

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

Euclid has two instruments: its visible light camera, VIS, and its near-infrared light camera, NISP. NISP allows Euclid to ...

New data further challenge the best scientific theory of the history and the structure of the universe. But a separate recent ...

The James Webb Telescope has discovered a gigantic galaxy in the early universe, probably from 12 billion years ago.

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Though tiny, this newfound satellite galaxy around M31 offers big lessons — and questions — about how galaxies evolve.

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Millions of years ago, our Solar System sailed through the Orion Complex, part of the vast Radcliffe Wave structure. This ...

The trailblazing Harvard scientist, who documented the dominance of hydrogen and helium in stars, is still inspiring ...