Sure, they're not your typical baby pictures. But a global team of researchers says new images published this week show some of the clearest visualizations yet of the universe in its infancy. If our ...

New images of the infant universe captured by the Atacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT) are the most precise "baby pictures" to date of the cosmos' "first steps" toward forming the first stars and ...

Astronomers love it when the cosmos throws them a curve ball. It’s all very well to peer deep into the universe and turn up just what you expect to find, but discovering something inexplicable is a ...

Last year, the European Space Agency launched the Planck telescope, sending it nearly a million miles deep into space. Using technology with light sensitivity, the telescope was able to capture the ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. An illustration shows a CT scan of the universe with "slices" of the cosmos as it evolves. | ...

A powerful new telescope has captured its first glimpse of the cosmos, and could transform our understanding of how stars, ...

Congress has cut federal funding for public media — a $3.4 million loss for LAist. We count on readers like you to protect our nonprofit newsroom. Become a monthly member and sustain local journalism.

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. New images of the infant universe captured by the Atacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT) are the most ...