FROSTI is a new adaptive optics system that precisely corrects distortions in LIGO’s mirrors caused by extreme laser power.

A team of astronomers have put together the largest, most detailed map of the universe ever created – and you can explore it now. The interactive online map, created using data from NASA's James Webb ...

Will the universe keep existing forever? An astrophysicist explains how scientists aren’t entirely sure, but they can make ...

The 1998 discovery that the universe is expanding at an accelerated rate raised new and profound questions about the nature and fate of the universe. Based on measurements of the speed of distant ...

Two new images from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope show what may be among the earliest galaxies ever observed. Both images include objects from more than 13 billion years ago, and one offers a much ...

"I think that the simplest explanation of the rotating universe is the universe was born in a rotating black hole." Without a doubt, since its launch, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has ...

Light from the half a million satellites that humanity is planning to launch into Earth's orbit in the coming years could ...

The wavelength range of this image stretches from ultraviolet to near-infrared light, capturing all the features of galaxy assembly over time. The faintest and farthest galaxies in the image are just ...

A lightweight optic inspired by the structure of crustaceans’ eyes is the key ingredient in a revolutionary new X-ray telescope. Keith Cooper explains how this Mercury-bound instrument could transform ...

NASA recently released a vivid image of a pair of galaxy clusters in one of the most comprehensive views of the universe ever taken, according to the agency. Called MACS0416, the galaxy clusters are ...

Dark energy, the mysterious force thought to be driving the ever-faster expansion of the universe, appears to be changing over time, according to new observations released Wednesday. If dark energy is ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...