We all know the universe contains a vast array of elements, ranging from light gases, such as helium, to heavy metals, like lead. But where did all of the elements come from?

The Universe has long inspired curiosity and awe, compelling scientists and philosophers alike to explore its origins and ...

For decades, astronomers have wondered what the very first stars in the universe were like. These stars formed new chemical ...

How do some neutron stars become the strongest magnets in the Universe? A German-British team of astrophysicists has found a possible answer to the question of how these so-called magnetars form. T… ...

The first chemical reactions in the wake of the Big Bang have been recreated for the first time in conditions similar to ...

His research will investigate how supermassive black holes, or SMBHs, were "seeded" in the early universe. Seeding refers to the formation of an initial small black hole that grows—either by accreting ...

Pictures are the key to new insights in the field of astrophysics. Such images include simulations of cosmic events, which ...

New research suggests that primordial black holes created during the Big Bang could have played a major role in forming the ...

Astronomers say they are close to solving an intergalactic mystery about the creation of the universe's biggest galaxies which has puzzled experts for decades.

The oldest and most distant black hole known to scientists dates back 13.3 billion years ago, when our universe was still in ...

An Aug. 21 letter was about the universe's creation through the Big Bang Theory ("God is incompatible with science, Hawking says"). The reasoning for the theory seems to be sound in principle, but ...