Big Bang

Most ancient galaxy of its kind ever observed

It has a spiral morphology by only 1.4 billion years after the Big Bang.

Astrophysicists reconstructed the first moments of the universe

The very first structures in the Universe.

Astronomers captured images of the cosmic web for the first time

First images of the cosmic web reveal a myriad of unsuspected dwarf galaxies.

What can gravitational waves reveal about dark matter?

Scientists of the PRISMA+ Cluster of Excellence analyze data from the gravitational wave observatory NANOGrav.

Evidence for an extraordinarily long jet of particles from a supermassive black hole

Gigantic jet spied from the black hole in the early universe.

Sifting out the universe’s first gravitational waves

Identifying primordial ripples would be key to understanding the conditions of the early universe.

Gravity can accelerate the homogenization of space-time

Why is the universe in its present state so homogeneous on large scales?

Study estimates the age of the universe at 12.6 billion years

UO physicist tweaks the age of the universe with new approach

Astrophysics created the largest 3D map of the Universe to date

Astrophysicists fill gaps in the history of the Universe.

The long-Standing mystery of matter and antimatter solved

Scientists at the University of the West of Scotland (UWS) have discovered an element that could hold the key to the long-standing mystery around...

Measuring neutron lifetime from space for the first time

Scientists at Durham University, UK, and Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, USA, used data from NASA's MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging (MESSENGER)...

New measurements allowed astronomers to refine their calculation of the Hubble Constant

A new set of measurements significantly suggests that theorists need to revise the “standard model” that describes the fundamental nature of the Universe.  The new...

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