The inaugural class of Cosmic Frontier Center postdoctoral fellows will study black holes in early galaxies and the formation of the first stars. Spiral galaxy NGC 1566, as viewed from JWST’s MIRI.

A stunningly concentrated and hefty galaxy cluster, from a time in the universe's history when such massive structures aren't expected to have fully formed yet, is challenging cosmic evolution ...

New frontiers in the study of the universe—and gravitational waves—have been opened up following a breakthrough by University of the West of Scotland (UWS) researchers. The groundbreaking development ...

Explore the challenges and mysteries of venturing directly above and below our Sun, revealing the significance and untapped knowledge of these cosmic frontiers. Dive into the physics behind why this ...

UT’s new Cosmic Frontier Center and McDonald Observatory will play key roles in aiding research into chemically young galaxies. This image shows the heart of the barred spiral galaxy NGC 1097, as seen ...

In their paper published in Frontiers of Physics, Franco Vazza (astrophysicist at the University of Bologna) and Alberto Feletti (neurosurgeon at the University of Verona) investigated the ...