A common height that seems normal in our human-scale world. Yet, when we compare it to the smallest and largest conceivable ...

What is a black hole? Black holes are among the most extreme objects in the universe, forming when a massive star collapses ...

Scientists record the clearest black hole collision signal yet, confirming Stephen Hawking’s key prediction about black hole ...

The University has more than 80 faculty researchers across several schools and colleges who are involved in quantum-related ...

There’s a moment of pure disbelief when you first spot it – a colossal 32-foot-tall easel holding an enormous Van Gogh painting, standing proudly against the endless Kansas sky like some magnificent ...

A new study suggests that during a potential phase of primordial matter domination, particle interactions may have led to the formation of the universe’s first compact cosmic objects. Less than a ...

Collaborative experiments focus on uncovering the unusual properties of the ghost particle. In a recent study, physicists have created the clearest and most detailed view so far of how neutrinos shift ...

Long ago, before galaxies formed into shapes we are familiar with today and before planets formed, the earliest stars ignited ...

A century ago, a star in Andromeda named V1 launched a revolution in astronomy, revealing its true immensity and the origin ...

Astronomers using data from ESA's Euclid and Herschel space telescopes have confirmed that star formation has already peaked ...

The James Webb Space Telescope may have discovered Population III stars, the universe's first generation of stars. They may ...