Some of the most puzzling worlds in our telescopes’ catalogs may not be worlds at all, but relics from the first instants ...

When astronomers look deep into the early universe, the expectation is simple. You should see young galaxies still assembling ...

Collapsing monster Simulation of a primordial monster star giving birth to a quasar – an extremely luminous active galactic ...

If your cat has a loose, jiggly belly, you might think she simply needs to lose a few pounds. However, that flap of skin may simply be something called a primordial pouch. Not all cats have one, but a ...

One day a little more than five years ago, Ely Kovetz was having lunch with his colleagues at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, discussing a tantalizing rumor. Like many in the physics community, ...

The supermassive black holes lurking at the center of most galaxies, including our own, are believed to have grown so big by gobbling up matter over billions of years. But a new study suggests they ...

Black holes come in a number of varieties, depending on how they are formed. Conventional black holes form when stars run out of fuel and collapse in on themselves. If the star is massive enough, ...

Plenty of groups have been theorizing about primordial black holes (PBHs) recently. That is in part because of their candidacy as a potential source of dark matter. But, if they existed, they also had ...

Primordial goo coating to aid in medical procedures By Colin Jeffrey November 16, 2015 Using a soup of molecules that replicates the primordial goo found at the beginnings of life on Earth billions of ...

One day a little more than five years ago, Ely Kovetz was having lunch with his colleagues at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, discussing a tantalizing rumor. Like many in the physics community, ...