“Previously, we were looking at a blurry picture of dark matter. Now we’re seeing the invisible scaffolding of the universe ...

It’s an open secret in astronomy that, practically wherever the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) looks in the sky, a vast, ...

JWST observations of galaxy cluster MACS J1149 show gravitational lensing used by CANUCS to study distant low-mass galaxies across a wide range of cosmic time.

Earlier, we had been viewing a dark picture of the dark matter. We are now viewing the invisible skeleton of the universe in ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. A collage of eight different galaxies captured by the James Webb Space Telescope. | Credit: ...

This NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope Picture of the Month brings us a scene from the distant universe. Pictured here ...

By studying how light from eight distant quasars is gravitationally lensed as it propagates towards Earth, astronomers have ...

Dark energy is still one of the greatest cosmic mysteries. For all the time, money and telescopes that humanity has used to ...

Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) polarized light subjected to gravitational lensing effects, in addition to cosmic birefringence. On the far left, the white lines show the polarization pattern of the ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Gravitational lensing occurs when things with mass create ripples ...

Future missions will be able to find signatures of violating the parity-symmetry in the cosmic microwave background polarization more accurately after a pair of researchers has managed to take into ...