Look Close! Something’s Strange in the Photo of the Universe

A new cosmic portrait contains a strange anomaly

Planck Satellite Image Maps the ‘Oldest Light’ in the Universe

The European Space Agency published on Thursday some of the first images from its $900 million Planck space telescope.

Cosmic Dawn: How the Universe’s Lights Went On

A deep look into distant space reveals the moment the lights came on in the universe

Found: The Very First Stars

Astronomers have peeled back the layers of the Universe's Dark Ages to find its oldest stars

The Cathedral Of Science

If physicists didn't sound so smart, you'd swear they were making half this stuff up. The universe began with a big bang called, well, the Big Bang. It's filled...