Telescope Picks Up Glow of Universe's First Objects
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New observations from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope strongly suggest that infrared light detected in a prior study originated from clumps of the very first objects of the Universe.
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A high, almost windless spot in the central region of the Antarctic plateau is the best place on Earth to view the stars, according to the first results from a small, automated telescope.
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A cosmic explosion that seems to have come out of nowhere&#x2014;thousands of light-years from the nearest collection of stars&#x2014;has left astronomers baffled.
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Astronomers believe they've picked up light generated 13 billion years ago by some of the first stars in the universe.
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Astronomers say they have found some of the earliest galaxies, which will help to piece together the history of the early universe. Some suspect galaxies took longer to form than previously thought. By John Gartner.
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[World News]: Washington, Nov 4 : An international team of astronomers has suceeded solving the 100 yearl old mystery about the origin of the cosmic rays by producing the first ever image of an astronomical object using high energy gamma rays.
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Hollow spheres found in a primordial meteorite could yield clues to the origin of life on Earth.
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As winter begins, the early morning sky is loaded with planets. Some are unmistakably bright, but a few will require some sleuthing.
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When scientists are looking into space, the more they can see, the easier it is to piece together the puzzle of the cosmos. The James Webb Space Telescope's mirror blanks have now been constructed.
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SAN DIEGO&nbsp;-- Astronomers are highly confident that they've taken the first photograph of a planet outside our solar system.
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Discoveries about the "oldest light" in the Universe earn two scientists a Nobel Prize for physics.
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The first stars in the Universe may have been powered by dark matter, according to a new theory.
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An orbiting NASA telescope that scans the heavens has found evidence of massive "baby" galaxies that runs counter to a belief that only small new galaxies are being formed by the aging universe.
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The earliest stars may hold clues to the nature of the Universe's mysterious dark matter, simulations suggest.
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Science & environment: Telescope reveals in unprecedented detail the interaction of two neighbouring galaxies 300m light years from Earth.
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The astronomers uncovered evidence about the origin of the universe and how it grew into galaxies.
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By Connecticut Post, Bridgeport  Jan. 31--The Advanced Camera for Surveys, the workhorse main camera aboard the Hubble Space Telescope since it was first installed in March 2002, might have taken its last breath-taking photograph that has brought humankind to new vistas of outer space.