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The image provided by the National Science Foundation shows a timeline of the universe. (N.R. Fuller/National Science Foundation via AP)

Astronomers glimpse cosmic dawn, when the stars switched on

Scientists have detected a signal from 180 million years after the Big Bang when the earliest stars began glowing.

1 March 2018 8:34 AM GMT

This image made with the Hubble Space Telescope shows the diffuse galaxy NGC 1052-DF2, lighter area in center. Several other galaxies can be seen through it. (P van Dokkum/NASA/ESA via AP)

Astronomers baffled by distant galaxy void of dark matter

The unusual galaxy's stars are speeding around with no apparent influence from dark matter, according to a study.

29 March 2018 10:57 AM GMT

Zoomed-in view of Saraswati galaxy found by Indian astronomers.

Indian astronomers discover large supercluster of galaxies 'Saraswati'

This is one of the largest known structures in the neighbourhood of the universe, 4,000 million light-years away from...

14 July 2017 3:30 AM GMT

Scientists have found evidence of widespread water in the Moons interior. (Photo: AFP)

First exomoon may have been discovered

A second, smaller dip that appears ahead of or behind the planet could reveal a moon.

28 July 2017 3:39 PM GMT

Scientists previously believed all stars in young nebulae formed simultaneously. (Photo: AFP)

Astronomers stunned by 3 different ages in a stellar 'nursery' in...

The European Southern Observatory's (ESO) Very Large Telescope in Chile spotted three distinct groups of baby stars in...

28 July 2017 2:14 AM GMT

An artist impression of quasar. (Photo: Hubble Telescope, NASA)

Largest map of universe created

As matter and energy fall into a quasar's black hole, they heat up to incredible temperatures and begin to glow.

22 May 2017 9:46 AM GMT

The planet lies 39 light years away in the constellation of Vela and is 1.4 times of the size of our planet (Photo: MPIA)

Atmosphere found around Earth-like planet

Possibilities include a "water world" with an atmosphere of hot steam

7 April 2017 8:45 AM GMT

The researchers calculations show that if gravitational waves are found to travel at the speed of light, this would rule out alternative gravity theories, with no dark energy, in support of Einsteins Cosmological Constant.

Mystery behind Einstein's theory may soon be over

Research suggests that Einstein's Constant may still have a part to play in accounting for dark energy.

13 Feb 2017 8:15 AM GMT

Nasa has pinpointed C/2016 U1 NEOWISE as a comet, which is set to fly close to Earth this week.

Large asteroid to hurtle past Earth on April 19

An asteroid as big as the Rock of Gibraltar will streak past Earth on April 19 at a safe but uncomfortably close...

15 April 2017 2:18 AM GMT

Theoretical astronomy tells us that when a black hole absorbs matter, a brief flash of light is visible as depicted in this artists rendering (Photo: AFP)

Astronomers works to puzzle out black hole

The targeted black hole is hidden in plain sight, lurking in the centre of the Milky Way in a region called Sagittarius...

13 April 2017 2:29 AM GMT

Researchers are surveying the sky around massive galaxy clusters that are the right size and distance away to focus light from very distant galaxies

Ultra distant galaxy provides glimpse into early universe

The galaxy discovered by the astronomers is said to be aged about 13.1 billion years

12 April 2017 2:29 AM GMT

An artist impression released by the European Southern Observatory on April 19, 2017 shows a planet named LHS 1140 located in the liquid water habitable zone surrounding its host star (Photo: AFP)

'Super-Earth' orbiting nearby star boosts search for extra-solar life

Named LHS 1140b, the planet orbits a star 40 light years away

20 April 2017 2:43 AM GMT