Biggest vs smallest - how do we measure up in the grand scheme of the universe? Explore the fascinating scales of existence, from quantum particles to the observable universe’s edge. A journey into ...

When Lior Shamir, a scientist at Kansas State University, examined images from the James Webb Space Telescope Advanced Deep ...

The universe is approaching the midpoint of its 33-billion-year lifespan, a Cornell physicist calculates with new data from dark-energy observatories. After expanding to its peak size about 11 billion ...

Astronomers use powerful telescopes, often housed at observatories, to peer into the farthest depths of our universe. To do this successfully, observatories often have to be placed at high elevations, ...