The universe began with a vast explosion that generated space and time, and created all the matter and energy in the universe. Exactly what triggered this sudden expansion remains a mystery.

It's been a long, strange trip for this universe we call home. Follow its development and take a peek at what's ahead with the Mysteries of Deep Space interactive timeline. Simply click on the ...

But researchers have used the James Webb Space Telescope, a collaboration of NASA and its European and Canadian space ...

In a study published in the Astrophysical Journal, a team of researchers led by Kristen McQuinn, a scientist at the Space ...

A Yale-led team of astronomers has detected an intensely brightening and dimming quasar that may help explain how some ...

Astronomers have detected an intensely brightening and dimming quasar that may help explain how some objects in the early universe grew at a highly accelerated rate. The discovery is the most distant ...