"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 ...

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Scientists have made a huge leap forward in astronomy by making the biggest map of the universe ever, which shows about 800,000 galaxies. The COSMOS-Web project made this amazing cosmic map, which ...

The universe’s expansion rate was supposed to be a solved problem, yet the latest high precision map of the early cosmos has pushed one of modern astronomy’s sharpest conflicts back to center stage.

Editor’s note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. Greetings, earthlings! I’m Jackie Wattles, and I’m thrilled ...

NASA’s SPHEREx telescope has combined 100+ infrared maps into the universe’s first all-sky cosmic atlas, revealing galaxies, interstellar clouds, and cosmic inflation patterns never seen before.

"We will never forget Gaia, and Gaia will never forget us." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Europe's star-mapping Gaia space ...