Astronomers usually have to peer very far into the distance to see back in time, and view the Universe as it was when it was young. This new NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image of galaxy DDO 68, otherwise known as UGC 5340, was thought to offer an exception. This ragged collection of stars and gas clouds looks at first glance like a recently-formed galaxy in our own cosmic neighbourhood. But, is it really as young as it looks?| AZoQuantum
The XENON1T experiment designed to detect dark matter may have detected dark energy instead.| AZoQuantum
The map of the observable universe doesn’t just allow users to travel through space, it lets them look back to the dawn of the cosmos.| AZoQuantum