For centuries, people have looked to the stars, asking how it all began—and how it might end. Now, thanks to a bold new study by physicists from Cornell University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and ...

The "death date" of the universe has been predicted by a new theory that suggests that the universe might not continue to ...

It’s essentially a reverse Big Bang, which scientists have dubbed the “Big Crunch”. Using data from a number of astronomical ...

For generations, humans have gazed at the stars and wondered about the ultimate fate of the universe. Will it expand forever ...

The scientists, who are collaborating on something called the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) are studying the history of the universe's expansion out to 11 billion years in the past.

Evidence is mounting that cosmic dark energy, long thought constant, may weaken with time - potentially altering the fate of ...

An artistic celebration of the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) year-one data, showing a slice of the larger 3D map that DESI is constructing during its five-year survey. | Credit: DESI ...

Called the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI), the collaboration released its first analysis of 6 million galaxies and quasars last year and has now added more data, bringing the count to ...

The result comes from three years’ worth of data gathered by the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) in Arizona. By combining this data with other measurements, such as maps of the ...

Called the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument, the collaboration released its first analysis of six million galaxies and quasars last year and has now added more data, bringing the count to ...

General relativity has passed one of its most precise tests ever thanks to observations of the past 11 billion years of cosmic evolution collected by the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument, or DESI.