A recent discovery by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has challenged conventional thinking about the origins and evolution of galaxies and their supermassive black holes. Using the NIRSpec instrument aboard JWST as part of the RUBIES survey, an international team led by researchers from Penn State identified three mysterious objects in the early universe, […]
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The Most Distant and Ancient Star Clusters Discovered Thanks to 5 Cosmic Gems Acting as Gravitational Lenses
An international collaboration, led by Ángela Adamo from Stockholm University and the Oscar Klein Centre in Sweden, has discovered five gravitationally bound star clusters in a galaxy whose light was emitted when the universe was only 460 million years old, thanks to observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST – NASA/ESA/CSA). This discovery, published […]
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Researchers Show for the First Time Gravity Can Exist without Mass or Dark Matter
For nearly a century, dark matter has been one of the most enigmatic concepts in astrophysics. This hypothetical form of matter is inferred from gravitational effects that cannot be explained by general relativity alone, suggesting the existence of unseen mass in the universe. Proposed by Dutch astronomer Jan Oort in 1932 to explain the missing […]
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Astronomers Detect Carbon in One of the Oldest Galaxies, an Essential Element for Life
In a study utilizing the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), an international team of astronomers, led by the University of Cambridge, has observed a very young galaxy in the early universe, revealing surprising amounts of carbon. This discovery challenges current understanding of the formation and evolution of galaxies and the elements within them. In astronomical […]
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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Finds the Oldest and Most Distant Galaxy Ever Discovered
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has made an incredible discovery by identifying the oldest and most distant galaxy ever found. This exciting find helps scientists learn more about the early Universe. The galaxy was discovered by a group of researchers working on the JWST Advanced Deep Extragalactic Survey (JADES) project. They found it near […]
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Birth of the Universe’s Oldest Galaxies Observed for the First Time
For the first time in the history of astronomy, researchers at the Niels Bohr Institute have observed the birth of three of the universe’s oldest galaxies, dating back to between 13.3 and 13.4 billion years ago. This discovery was made possible by the James Webb Space Telescope, which brought these unprecedented ‘live’ observations of galaxy […]
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What is the Origin of Phosphorus and why is it so Abundant? Astronomers Propose it Formed in Nova Explosions 8 Billion Years Ago
Phosphorus is one of the essential elements for life on Earth, it plays a critical role in DNA, RNA, ATP, and other biological molecules. Yet, its origins in the universe have puzzled scientists for years. Now, a new theory suggests that the abundant presence of phosphorus on Earth might be tied to a specific type […]
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Cosmic “Glitch” Discovered in Universal Gravity
A discovery from researchers at the University of Waterloo and the University of British Columbia has revealed what they describe as a “cosmic glitch” in the universe’s gravity. This unexpected phenomenon might explain some strange behaviors observed on a cosmic scale, hinting at possible flaws in Albert Einstein’s revered theory of general relativity. For over […]
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Astronomers Discover Another Massive Black Hole in our Galaxy, this Time very Close to Earth
A team of scientists, including astronomers from the University of Geneva (UNIGE), has found a massive “dormant” black hole just 2,000 light-years from Earth. This is the first time a black hole of this size has been detected so close to our planet. The black hole, dubbed Gaia BH3, has a staggering mass of almost […]
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Greatest Explosion Recorded since the Big Bang Unlocks a New Cosmological Mystery
In October 2022, an international team of researchers, including astrophysicists from Northwestern University, observed the brightest gamma-ray burst (GRB) ever recorded, GRB 221009A. Now, a team led by Northwestern has confirmed that the phenomenon responsible for this historic burst, nicknamed the “Brightest of All Time” (B.O.A.T.), is the collapse and subsequent explosion of a massive […]
