Learn how Hubble is measuring the expansion rate of the Universe in this new explainer from NASA's Goddard Space Flight ...

Dark energy and black holes are two of the most mysterious topics when it comes to space, but they might actually be linked. And causing the universe to expand.

Dark-energy evidence suggests the universe will end in a “big crunch” roughly 20 billion years from now. The universe is nearing the halfway point of what may be a 33-billion-year lifespan, according ...

If recent discoveries that dark energy is evolving hold any water, our Universe will collapse under its own gravity on a ...

Such an exponential expansion may seem minor, but it is equivalent to a grape in the palm of your hand swelling to become ...

Plankton are the invisible engines of life on Earth, producing much of the planet's oxygen and forming the foundation of the ...

Most explanations rely on "dark energy" to explain the Universe's accelerating expansion rate, but a new study takes a different path.

Hubble’s updated view of NGC 3370, richer in light and detail than ever before, deepens our understanding of both the galaxy and the cosmos itself. This new Hubble Picture of the Week highlights a ...

Black holes are eaters of all things, even radiation. But what if their rapacious appetites had an unexpected side effect? A new study published in Physical Review Letters suggests that black holes ...