Cosmology is actually very concerned with the minimum size of the spatial dimensions. Usually this is talked about as the curvature of space. If space is positively curved, the space is 'curled up' on ...

Astronomers at Johns Hopkins University have created an interactive map of the universe, charting the positions and colors of 200,000 galaxies stretching from here to the very edge of the observable ...

Johns Hopkins University (JHU) continues to pad its space community résumé with its interactive map, “The map of the observable Universe,” that takes viewers on a 13.7-billion-year-old tour of the ...

This story is part of our Cosmic Perspective series, in which we confront the staggering vastness of the cosmos and our place in it. Read the rest of the series here. In a sense, we are at the centre ...

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If the universe is 13.8 billion years old, why is the observable universe 46 billion light-years across? This video explains the mind-bending science behind the accelerated expansion of space and why ...

The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has topped itself once again, delivering on its promise to push the boundaries of the observable universe closer to cosmic dawn with the confirmation of a ...