The planet is tidally locked to its star, which means one side is always facing it and, for that reason, has a scorching ...

A new way to study 3D maps of galaxies in the cosmos without compressing the data is revealing new information about the dark universe. Hidden information in maps of galaxies spread across the ...

utilizes powerful computer algorithms that are able to compare the relative positions of galaxies in a 3D map of the universe with detailed simulations that depict the growth and behavior of ...

A galaxy in the distance, was tightly encircled by a halo of light—also known as an Einstein Ring, a result of gravitational ...

Experts just found a 3D map that was carved into quartz sandstone likely 13,000 years ago. Located within the famed Segognole ...

The device's mission will end after 2 1/2 years and is expected to help complete the first infrared 3D map of the universe. Using the telescope, researchers plan to confirm the distribution of water ...

Einstein rings help scientists study dark matter and cosmic expansion. Euclid will find thousands more lenses to map the ...

The structure is nearly 600 million light-years from Earth and is an early display of the nascent dark matter telescope's ...

Astronomers have identified a colossal cosmic structure in space. Named "Quipu," this vast formation stretches 1.3 billion light-years across. Scientists say it could reshape our understanding of ...

A European Space Agency telescope has discovered its first "extremely rare" Einstein ring in a galaxy "not too far away" ...

Scientists have recorded the largest structure in the known universe, Quipu, which is about 1.3 billion light-years wide.