Image: When a large nearby object, such as a galaxy, blocks a distant object, such as another galaxy, the light can detour around the blockage. But instead of taking a single path, light can bend ...

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Researchers from the Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey (BOSS) today announced that they have measured the distance to galaxies more than six billion light years away to an unprecedented accuracy ...

A group of researchers has released a new map that brings science closer to an accurate estimation of the true size and age of the universe. The new research was published in The Astrophysical Journal ...

The universe is generally referred to as infinite, unknown, and limitless. With over 2 trillion galaxies and millions of stars and planets, the universe is so enormous that it stretches the boundaries ...

How big is the universe? The question has been debated for centuries with no decision. Some theorists think that the universe is infinitely large, with galaxies extending forever into infinite space.

It’s hard to fathom the size of the universe. But two Stony Brook University professors are part of a project designed to do just that — an effort scientists say is making advances. Researchers in the ...

Is the universe infinite, Aristotle asked in 350 BCE, “or is this an impossibility? The decision … is … all-important to our search for the truth.” The Greek ...

The observable universe's expansion from a sub-millimeter initial state is a consequence of its ongoing expansion, implying higher densities and temperatures in its earlier stages. The observable ...

The Big Bang theory has provided the most widely accepted basis of our understanding of the universe since it was first proposed by Georges Lemaitre in 1927. In short, it posits that all the matter in ...

New research suggests holographic dark energy could stop the universe's expansion. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Researchers ...

Enrique Gaztanaga receives funding from the Spanish Plan Nacional (PGC2018-102021-B-100) and Maria de Maeztu (CEX2020-001058-M) grants. Enrique Gaztanaga is also a Professor at the Institute of Space ...