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Scientists just recreated the universe's first ever molecules — and the results challenge our understanding of the early cosmos
In a first, scientists have recreated the formation of the first ever molecules in the universe to learn more about early star formation.
Vera C. Rubin Observatory: Everything you need to know
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has begun the 10-year-long Legacy Survey of Space and Time to investigate mysteries like the nature of dark energy.
What could we call the 'seven wonders of the universe'?
What could we choose as the seven most remarkable celestial objects visible either with our eyes or with a small telescope?
Astronomers calculate that the universe will die in 33 billion years — much sooner than we thought
The theorists predict that the beginning of the end will be in about 10 billion years — less than the present age of the universe.
Experts ask where the center of the universe is
With the universe constantly expanding, scientists have a hard time finding where its center is.
How your smartphone is powered by debris from a nova star explosion
The discovery could explain why younger stars seem to have more lithium than the Big Bang theory says they should have.
Did our cosmos begin inside a black hole in another universe? New study questions Big Bang theory
A team of scientists is proposing a bold alternative to the Big Bang theory, suggesting that our universe may have instead formed inside a colossal black hole.
Vast cosmic voids are far from empty — they're hiding something dark
The vast, seemingly empty spaces between galaxies are not entirely empty. So what's in these cosmic voids?
