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James Webb telescope spots earliest black hole in the known universe, looking 'as far back as you can practically go'
By Skyler Ware published
Astronomers using the James Webb telescope have zoomed in on a 'Little Red Dot' that existed just 500 million years after the Big Bang, and found that it may contain the earliest known black hole in the universe.

James Webb telescope reveals 'Sleeping Beauty' galaxies in the early universe — snoozing where they weren't supposed to exist
By Shreejaya Karantha published
Using data from the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered dormant galaxies with a wide range of masses in the first billion years after the Big Bang, moving one step closer to understanding how early galaxies grow.
'Interstellar visitor' 3I/ATLAS could be the oldest comet ever seen — and could grow a spectacular tail later this year
By Harry Baker published
New simulations have narrowed down where the newly discovered interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS likely came from, revealing it could be more than 3 billion years older than the solar system.

Mysterious deep-space radio signals reveal location of the universe's 'missing matter'
By Skyler Ware published
Much of the universe's regular "baryonic" matter is spread through intergalactic space and in diffuse halos around galaxies, researchers proposed after studying the behavior of fast radio bursts emitted from deep space.

Did astronomers just discover the smallest galaxy in the universe?
By Brian Koberlein published
A mysterious cluster of 60 stars may be just another Milky Way star cluster, or it may be one of the smallest galaxies ever seen.

Ancient Egyptians drew the Milky Way on coffins and tombs, linking them to sky goddess, study finds
By Owen Jarus published
A new study links the Egyptian goddess Nut with the Milky Way galaxy.

Ghostly galaxy without dark matter baffles astronomers
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
Astronomers have stumbled upon yet another ghostly galaxy that appears to be devoid of dark matter, the elusive stuff that makes up most of the material universe.

Black holes can destroy planets — but they can also lead us to thriving alien worlds. Here's how.
By David Garofalo published
Whether a galactic environment has the right conditions for habitable planets to form could depend on how the black hole in that galaxy is rotating.

James Webb telescope could find signs of life on alien 'hycean' ocean worlds
By Paul Sutter published
If such worlds exist, they could be among the most common life-bearing planets in the galaxy.

'Totally unexpected' galaxy discovered by James Webb telescope defies our understanding of the early universe
By Skyler Ware published
Scientists studying one of the earliest known galaxies using the James Webb Space Telescope have found that the universe's Era of Reionization may have occurred much earlier than previously thought.
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