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Astronomy Sep 22, 2023

Study reveals cosmic surprises about star formation from the dawn of time

A groundbreaking international study has unveiled remarkable insights into the early evolution of galaxies, shedding light on the fundamental processes that have shaped our universe. The findings were published in Nature ...

Astronomy Sep 11, 2023

The case for a small universe

The universe is big, as Douglas Adams would say.

Astronomy Sep 10, 2023

Billion-light-year-wide 'bubble of galaxies' discovered

Astronomers have discovered the first "bubble of galaxies," an almost unimaginably huge cosmic structure thought to be a fossilized remnant from just after the Big Bang sitting in our galactic backyard.

Paleontology & Fossils Sep 5, 2023

Fossil spines reveal deep sea's past

Right at the bottom of the deep sea, the first very simple forms of life on Earth probably emerged a long time ago. Today, the deep sea is known for its bizarre fauna. Intensive research is being conducted into how the number ...

Astronomy Sep 5, 2023

Vast bubble of galaxies discovered, given Hawaiian name

A University of Hawaiʻi-led discovery of an immense bubble 820 million light years from Earth is believed to be a fossil-like remnant of the birth of the universe. Astronomer Brent Tully from the UH Institute for Astronomy ...

Astronomy Sep 5, 2023

It's going to take more than early dark energy to resolve the Hubble tension

Our best understanding of the universe is rooted in a cosmological model known as LCDM. The CDM stands for cold dark matter, where most of the matter in the universe isn't stars and planets, but a strange form of matter that ...

Plants & Animals Sep 5, 2023

Research sheds surprising new light on evolution of plant kingdom

A new study has uncovered intriguing insights into the evolution of plant biology, effectively rewriting the history of how plants evolved over the past billion years.

Astronomy Sep 1, 2023

Hunting for supermassive black holes in the early universe

Supermassive black holes (SMBHs)—black holes with masses exceeding a million times that of the sun—are known to prevail in the universe today. However, it is not clear yet when, where, and how they formed during the 13.8 ...

Astronomy Aug 29, 2023

How old is the universe exactly? A new theory suggests that it's been around for twice as long as believed

Early universe observations by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) cannot be explained by current cosmological models. These models estimate the universe to be 13.8 billion years in age, based on the big-bang expanding ...

Astronomy Aug 17, 2023

New Horizons is so far away, it can measure the true darkness of the universe

Just how dark is the night sky?

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