Galaxy clusters are formed by a dense packing of many galaxies, making them the most massive structures in the universe. Their progenitors, protoclusters, show these galaxies in their infancy, offering a window to study how ...
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An international team of astronomers reports the discovery of a new dusty star-forming galaxy at high redshift. The newfound galaxy, designated AC-2168, was detected using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array ...
The sun is always mesmerizing to watch, but Solar Orbiter captured a special treat on camera: a dark 'prominence' sticking out from the side of the sun.
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Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have captured the most detailed look yet at how galaxies formed just a few hundred million years after the Big Bang—and found they were far more chaotic and messy than ...
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Oct 21, 2025
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Astronomers hunting for evidence of the light from the first stars and galaxies have found that the universe was warm, rather than cold, before it "lit up."
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Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), an international team of astronomers has performed deep and high spectral resolution imaging of a distant protocluster of galaxies, designated A2744-z7p9OD. Results of the new ...
People often think about archaeology happening deep in jungles or inside ancient pyramids. However, a team of astronomers has shown that they can use stars and the remains they leave behind to conduct a special kind of archaeology ...
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The James Webb Space Telescope has given us a view of the earliest moments of galaxy formation in the universe. It's also revealed a few surprises. One of these is the appearance of small, highly redshifted objects nicknamed ...
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Perhaps the greatest tool astronomers have is the ability to look backward in time. Since starlight takes time to reach us, astronomers can observe the history of the cosmos by capturing the light of distant galaxies.
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