After a century of observations spanning the breadth of the cosmos and theoretical insights that push humanity's vision of the universe to its utmost limits, we can finally, confidently say that the ...

It's a question that has puzzled both stargazers and scientists for centuries. From our tiny corner of the cosmos, it's hard to grasp the sheer scale of space, let alone the idea that the Universe ...

The visible universe just shrunk by 320 million light-years in all directions, updating a famous calculation that physicists first made 13 years ago. If you're trying to calculate the size of the ...

Watch Astronaut Dr. Dave Williams speaks about his new book Defying Limits: Lessons from the Edge of the Universe Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca ...

Visualizations of Earth’s space debris resemble an ever-moving, ever-growing piece of chainmail. As more satellites are sent into space, the higher the risk of an accidental collision. And with more ...

A century ago, Edwin Hubble began the race to the edge of the cosmos Damond Benningfield In 1930, Albert Einstein met with astronomers (including Edwin Hubble, at Einstein's left, back row) at Mount ...

The stellar nursery mirrors conditions of the early universe, scientists say. A sparkling stellar nursery appears reminiscent of the early universe in new images from the Hubble Space Telescope. The ...

The edge of the universe is a fantastical concept expressing the farthest limits of our imagination. It is also an example of a boundary: those remarkable points that are not quite inside a region, ...

Astronomers have made a groundbreaking discovery that could potentially reshape our understanding of the universe’s formative ...