A tiny galaxy ceased making stars for billions of years. Then it rebooted.
But researchers have used the James Webb Space Telescope, a collaboration of NASA and its European and Canadian space ...
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'Ghost town' galaxies hold big secrets about the early universe
Ultra-faint dwarf galaxies, cosmic 'ghost towns,' offer new insights into the early universe and star formation.
‘Universe’s watery birth’: How the first stars drenched space in cosmic oceans
Water’s hydrogen came from the Big Bang, while oxygen was forged in massive stars. Explosive Pop III stars enriched space, ...
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Astronomers Capture First Clear Image of a Star Beyond Our Galaxy
Astronomers have achieved a groundbreaking feat by capturing the first clear image of a star in another galaxy. This ...
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The early universe’s ‘Little Red Dots’ are still a big mystery
Found less than a billion years after the Big Bang, these massive objects are upending astronomers’ timeline for how early ...
Young stars in the Milky Way's back yard challenge our understanding of how they form
Astronomers have made new discoveries about young star formation in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), using the James Webb ...
Hidden Stars Halfway Across the Universe: The Webb Telescope’s Stunning Discovery
Over 40 stars in a galaxy billions of light-years away were photographed, offering a glimpse into an era when the universe ...
Tiny galaxy reignites, shedding light on star formation and cosmic evolution
In a study published in the Astrophysical Journal, a team of researchers led by Kristen McQuinn, a scientist at the Space ...
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In 'groundbreaking' study, astronomers detect record number of stars in distant galaxy
Astronomers setting their sights halfway across the observable universe recently identified the largest amount of individual stars ever detected so far away – a feat once considered near-impossible.