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Astronomers have used the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) to peer into the early universe and uncover the ...
Population III (PopIII) stars represent astronomy's ultimate prize: the first generation of stars born from the pristine ...
The first test images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile showcase thousands of previously unknown asteroids and ...
We know the Universe must have been born with no stars or galaxies, and there must have been a "first star" and a "first galaxy" somewhere back in time. We can't see it yet; Hubble and Spitzer ...
Astronomers analyzing data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have uncovered a population of tiny, energetic galaxies ...
In fact, if these galaxies are representative, then most of the stars of the early Universe were in massive galaxies. It's either that, or we've not had much success in finding low-mass galaxies ...
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory released its first shots of the universe Monday, showcasing colorful nebulas, stars and ...
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is expected to discover 20 billion new galaxies over the next decade. A total view of the Virgo ...
While many people flock to warm destinations for spring break, two RIT experimental cosmologists spent theirs 6,800 feet high on snow-covered Kitt Peak at the Arizona Radio Observatory. They were ...
In its first year alone, it will double the amount of data collected so far by every other instrument in the history of ...
Which Came First: Supermassive Black Holes or Galaxies? Insights from JWST . The Astrophysical Journal Letters , 2024; 961 (2): L39 DOI: 10.3847/2041-8213/ad1bf0 ...