Jets from powerful black holes can point astronomers toward where to look for life in the universe
One of the most powerful objects in the universe is a radio quasar—a spinning black hole spraying out highly energetic ...
Webb telescope spots galaxy at pivotal moment in the early universe
Scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope have identified an ancient and faraway galaxy that provides evidence that an ...
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Scientists Detect ‘Unexpected’ Oxygen in the Most Distant Galaxy Ever Found, Defying Ideas About the Early Universe
Scientists have detected oxygen in the most distant known galaxy. Astronomers from two separate research teams made the ...
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In a Sky Full of Satellites, Astronomers Find Creative Ways to Observe the Stars
Swarms of satellites launched by SpaceX and other companies are disrupting astronomical observations. Here's how scientists ...
Astronomers just found a new treasure trove of galaxies. They could help answer our biggest questions.
Euclid, a European space telescope, just captured 26 million galaxies to reveal the secrets of the dark universe.
Just 0.4% In, Euclid’s Dark Universe Map Already Reveals 26 Million Galaxies
Euclid has opened a new window to the cosmos with its first deep sky data release, revealing millions of galaxies, ...
Jets from powerful black holes can point astronomers toward where − and where not − to look for life in the universe
Whether a galactic environment has the right conditions for habitable planets to form could depend on how the black hole in that galaxy is rotating.
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No stars, no planets – 85% of the universe is dark matter, and no one knows how to explain it
It's believed to account for roughly 85% of the universe's mass, yet no telescope or sensor on Earth has been able to track ...
How Edwin Hubble Proved the Universe Is Bigger Than We Thought
A century ago, Edwin Hubble revolutionized our understanding of the universe by proving that the Milky Way is just one of many galaxies in an ever-expanding cosmos. This breakthrough led to the ...
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JWST spots the earliest sign yet of a distant galaxy reshaping its cosmic environs
GS-z13-1, marks the earliest sign yet spotted of the era of cosmic reionization at 330 million years after the Big Bang.