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Rarrr! James Webb telescope spots 'monster stars' leaking nitrogen in the early universe
By Elizabeth Howell published
Researchers using the James Webb Space Telescope spotted huge stars leaking nitrogen in an early galaxy, hinting that such 'monster stars' might have been the source of ancient supermassive black holes.

James Webb telescope may have discovered the earliest, most distant black hole ever seen
By Shreejaya Karantha published
The James Webb telescope may have detected the universe's earliest and most distant known black hole at the heart of galaxy GHZ2, revealing how the first black holes grew just a few hundred million years after the Big Bang.

'Not so exotic anymore': The James Webb telescope is unraveling the truth about the universe's first black holes
By Jonas Enander published
A peculiar object discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope just 700 million years after the Big Bang could reveal the origins of the earliest black holes in the universe, some experts say.

'Puzzling' object discovered by James Webb telescope may be the earliest known galaxy in the universe
By Sophie Berdugo published
While scouring images from the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers spotted Capotauro, "one of the most puzzling discoveries" to date.

James Webb telescope finds that galaxies in the early universe were much more chaotic than we thought
By Elizabeth Howell published
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, scientists have charted billions of years of galactic evolution, finding that galaxies near the dawn of time were much more chaotic than they are today.

Astronomers close in on signal from Epoch of Reionization
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
A faint radio "whisper" from ancient hydrogen reveals the universe was heating up long before it filled with starlight.

James Webb telescope discovers 'exceptionally rare' 5-galaxy crash in the early universe
By Shreejaya Karantha published
Near-infrared images from the James Webb Space Telescope revealed five early universe galaxies merging within a large halo.

Scientists just recreated the universe's first ever molecules — and the results challenge our understanding of the early cosmos
By Perri Thaler published
In a first, scientists have recreated the formation of the first ever molecules in the universe to learn more about early star formation.

The universe may start dying in just 10 billion years, alarming new model predicts
By Harry Baker published
A surprising new paper suggests that the universe's expected lifespan is just 33 billion years, and that the cosmos will start dying in less than a third of that time. However, this is only one possible theory.
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