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The universe’s expansion rate was supposed to be a solved problem, yet the latest high precision map of the early cosmos has pushed one of modern astronomy’s sharpest conflicts back to center stage.

Scientists have made a huge leap forward in astronomy by making the biggest map of the universe ever, which shows about 800,000 galaxies. The COSMOS-Web project made this amazing cosmic map, which ...

NASA’s SPHEREx telescope has combined 100+ infrared maps into the universe’s first all-sky cosmic atlas, revealing galaxies, interstellar clouds, and cosmic inflation patterns never seen before.

Editor’s note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. Greetings, earthlings! I’m Jackie Wattles, and I’m thrilled ...

SPHEREx will map the millions of stars and galaxies visible from our planet in every direction, "like scanning the inside of a globe." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...