SCIENCE

From a region of space as small as can be imagined (all the way down to the Planck scale), cosmological inflation…

Einstein, contrary to the popular narrative, wasn’t a lone genius, but rather only achieved the successes that he did because of…

This composite map shows stars from ESA’s Gaia mission and dust from ESA’s Planck mission, together, along with the first 1%…

The modern cosmic picture of our universe’s history begins not with a singularity that we identify with the Big Bang, but…

The Universe is a vast, diverse, and interesting place, full of matter and energy, in various forms, playing out on the…

The Flame Nebula, shown here in a combination of X-ray data (from Chandra) and infrared light (from Spitzer), showcases a young,…

This illustration of a human brain was generated by DALL-E, a generative AI program, in late 2023. Although it bears many…

This image shows the first of ten relocatable 1.4 meter telescopes arranged in a Y, or three-pronged, configuration. Telescopes can be…

For the first ~3 billion years of cosmic history, the star-formation rate rose and rose until reaching a peak, but has…

This illustration shows the Parker Solar Probe approaching perihelion: its closest approach to the Sun. It will achieve its closest approach…