In the first fractions of a second after the Big Bang, the universe ballooned outward at a speed that still defies ...

"I think every astronomer is going to find something of value here, as NASA's missions enable the world to answer fundamental questions about how the universe got its start, and how it changed to ...

It will be a view unlike any other — completely invisible, exceptionally quiet and utterly transformative. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how ...

Editor’s Note (3/10/25): After a week of delays, NASA is hoping to launch SPHEREx and PUNCH on March 10 at 11:10 P.M. EDT, officials wrote in a statement. NASA is ready to launch a space telescope to ...

As soon as the end of February, NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory will launch a new telescope into orbit around the Earth called SPHEREx. Its goal is to examine nothing less than the essential ...

The space-based observatory will scan the cosmos in 102 colors we can't see to unlock the secret history of the universe. Reading time 2 minutes NASA’s newest eye on the cosmos is officially open for ...

In this awe-inspiring visual journey, the entire 13.8 billion-year history of the universe is condensed into just 10 minutes—each second representing 22 million years. Starting from the Big Bang and ...

DESI's 3D map of our universe. The Earth is at the central vertex, and every dot is a galaxy. DESI collaboration and KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/R. Proctor Share The great ...

Sometimes, a picture can be worth much more than a thousand words. For instance, one measure associated with the pictures below—new high-definition snapshots of the cosmos in its infancy—is 1,900 ...

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