From our tiny blue planet to the edge of the observable universe, this video takes you on a breathtaking journey of scale. We ...

When we look for “the biggest” in the universe, it is important to specify our definition of the object of study. Is it something indivisible and with a neat boundary, like a black hole? Or do we ...

New computer simulations suggest the first magnetic fields that emerged after the Big Bang were much weaker than expected — ...

"The overarching structure of the universe is the Cosmic Web, which you can imagine as a spider web, or a fishing net, in 3D. The basins of attraction are superimposed on this structure surrounding ...

Astronomers have discovered what may be the brightest object in the universe, a quasar with a black hole at its heart growing so fast that it swallows the equivalent of a sun a day. The ...

The magnetic fields that formed in the very early stages of the universe may have been billions of times weaker than a small ...

For the first time, astronomers have detected dark matter hanging from massive filaments that stretch across the universe and form a "cosmic web" that trap galaxies like morning dew on a spiderweb.