The slower growth of gravitational wells and the accelerating expansion might share the same underlying cause.” In so many ...

Previously described as playing astronomical "spot the difference," Kilonova Seekers asks the public to compare the latest ...

Traditional medical tests often require clinical samples to be sent off-site for analysis in a time-intensive and expensive ...

The Big Bang model begins with a point of infinite density where the laws of physics break down. This is a deep theoretical problem that suggests the beginning of the Universe is not fully understood, ...

The Big Bang may mark an end—not the start—of a previous universe's aeon. Penrose's theory sees the universe as an eternal ...

Almost a thousand of the world’s top space scientists will visit Durham University next week (7 to 11 July) as we host the UK’s National Astronomy Meeting (NAM) 2025. NAM is the flagship annual event ...

Almost a thousand of the world's top space scientists will visit Durham University next week (7 to 11 July) as we host the UK's National Astronomy ...

Traditional medical tests often require clinical samples to be sent off-site for analysis in a time-intensive and expensive process. Point-of-care ...

An explosion captured in a new image could help astronomers to better understand the "standard candles" at the center of a ...

Chile's ALMA observatory, which houses some of the world's most powerful telescopes, has captured its most detailed images to ...

The camera already captured millions of galaxies and stars, as well as thousands of asteroids in initial test observations.