Found in an ultrafaint dwarf galaxy, the ancient star’s unusual chemistry indicates it formed from gas enriched by a single ...

Astronomers have identified a compact, superheated galaxy in the early universe that is churning out new suns at roughly 180 times the rate of the Milky Way, turning a tiny patch of sky into a cosmic ...

A blazing supermassive black hole can influence far more than its own galaxy. Scientists found that quasars emit radiation strong enough to shut down star formation in nearby galaxies millions of ...

Astronomers have spotted the most distant and brightest "space laser" ever seen, blasting out from a distant galaxy collision ...

James Webb Space Telescope captures unprecedented views of the early universe, unveiling new space findings that illuminate the cosmic dawn and galaxy formation. Pixabay, BlenderTimer The James Webb ...

Galaxies in the early universe contain more dust and hidden star formation than previously thought. That's what Ivana van Leeuwen concludes in her PhD ...

A faint, ancient star sitting inside one of the smallest known galaxies has handed astronomers a direct chemical record of ...

MoM-z14, situated within a vast sky of bright stars, appears as a bright yellow burst of color. - NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Rohan Naidu (MIT); Image Processing: Joseph DePasquale (STScI) On Jan. 28, 2026 ...

Through the SPS summer internship program, physics undergraduates like MJ Keller are placed in organizations where they apply ...

Gravitational waves could be responsible for the production of dark matter during the early phases of our universe's ...