Distance records are an excellent proxy for the state of the art in astronomy. Finding extremely faraway galaxies is hard. In ...

Scientists have detected the most distant supernova ever seen, exploding when the universe was less than a billion years old.

Astronomers have discovered the most distant supernova of its kind, an ancient and massive star explosion that could shed light on some of the universe's biggest mysteries. The supernova, known as SN ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. The Universe is out there, waiting for you to discover it. If you look out into the distant Universe, you'll encounter galaxies ...