There is an important and unresolved tension in cosmology regarding the rate at which the universe is expanding, and ...

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

Molecules containing noble gases shouldn’t exist. By definition, these chemical elements — helium, neon, argon, krypton, xenon and radon — are the party poopers of the periodic table, huddling in the ...

A spiral galaxy, shaped much like our Milky Way, has been found in an era when astronomers believed such well-formed galaxies ...

The researchers in a recent breakthrough have developed revolutionary and full-scale prototype instrumentation FROSTI, also ...

Where is the center of the universe? Learn why researchers say the rules may not apply to the center of the universe.

Depending on how you look at it, the universe might not have an "end," after all. Whether the universe will "end" at all is ...

Our best theory of the universe might be breaking apart! The new data we're receiving from space telescopes is creating more ...

Amateur astronomer Tom Lynch will make his presentation at the Massapequa Public Library, located at 40 Harbor Ln., on Dec.

This exploration examines the Eternal Universe theory, which suggests that the cosmos has no true beginning or end, ...