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James Webb telescope finds that galaxies in the early universe were much more chaotic than we thoughtUsing 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.
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Astronomers close in on signal from Epoch of ReionizationA faint radio "whisper" from ancient hydrogen reveals the universe was heating up long before it filled with starlight.
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James Webb telescope discovers 'exceptionally rare' 5-galaxy crash in the early universeNear-infrared images from the James Webb Space Telescope revealed five early universe galaxies merging within a large halo.
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Astronomers find bizarre 'Cosmic Grapes' galaxy in the early universe. Here's why that's a big deal (photo)A distant galaxy nicknamed "Cosmic Grapes" is bursting with massive star-forming clumps — far more than expected — offering fresh clues about how galaxies grew in the early universe.
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Scientists just recreated the universe's first ever molecules — and the results challenge our understanding of the early cosmosIn a first, scientists have recreated the formation of the first ever molecules in the universe to learn more about early star formation.
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The universe may start dying in just 10 billion years, alarming new model predictsA 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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How far can the most powerful telescope see into space?Telescopes have come a long way since the first one was invented in 1608. So what's the most powerful telescope operating today, and how far can it see?
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![A family portrait of galaxies from the CRISTAL survey. Red shows cold gas traced by ALMA’s [CII] observations. Blue and green represent starlight captured by the Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eVukmgPN8vVBokz2SrUwMV-230-80.png)
'Time machine' reveals hidden structures in the universe's first galaxiesUsing the ALMA telescope, astronomers have revealed the internal structure of the first galaxies in the universe, hinting at how our cosmos took shape.
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Echoes from the Big Bang suggest Earth is trapped inside a giant cosmic void, scientists claimAstronomers claim to have found new evidence supporting a controversial observation that our galaxy is residing in an unusually sparse region in space. If it's correct, it could rewrite cosmology.
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![A family portrait of galaxies from the CRISTAL survey. Red shows cold gas traced by ALMA’s [CII] observations. Blue and green represent starlight captured by the Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eVukmgPN8vVBokz2SrUwMV-800-80.png.webp)
