Analysis of gravitational lensing data by an international research team reveals that the evolution of galaxy clusters is dictated by a surprisingly simple law, which clearly shows that they are still
Astronomers have studied six distant starburst galaxies and discovered that five of them are surrounded by turbulent reservoirs of hydrogen gas, the fuel for future star formation
Where to find massive black-hole mergers
The outskirts of spiral galaxies like our own could be crowded with colliding black holes of massive proportions and a prime location for scientists hunting th
An expanding cloud of atoms could offer insight into unanswered cosmological questions
Researchers playing with a cloud of ultracold atoms uncovered behavior that bears a striking resemblance to the u
This colorful cloud of glowing interstellar gas is just a tiny part of the Lagoon Nebula, a vast stellar nursery. This nebula is a region full of intense activity, with fierce winds from hot stars, sw
Astronomers have found a rich molecular reservoir in the heart of an active star-forming galaxy with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA). Among eight clouds identified at the cente
Astronomers report that they have detected the second most distant dusty, star-forming galaxy ever found in the universe — born in the first one billion years after the Big Bang. It is the olde
We have a fair understanding of star formation, from the interstellar matter to the diffuse clouds whose gravitational contraction gives birth to stars. But observations of distant galaxies have quest
Filling the universe with knots shortly after it popped into existence 13.8 billion years ago provides a neat explanation for why we inhabit a three-dimensional world. That is the basic idea advanced
Scientists have decoded faint distortions in the patterns of the universe’s earliest light to map huge tubelike structures invisible to our eyes — known as filaments — that serve
Astrophysicists have discovered how to control the ‘micolensing’ effects of strongly lensed Type 1a Supernovae with supercomputers at NERSC. Armed with this knowledge they believe they wi
Astronomers have for the first time precisely measured the distance to one of the oldest objects in the universe, a collection of stars born shortly after the big bang.
