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Scientists Recreate a Step That May Have Sparked Life

Cracking the mystery of life’s first proteins.

A crowded galaxy field on a black background, with one large star dominating the image just right of center. Three areas are concentrated with larger white hazy blobs on the left, lower right, and upper right above the single star. Scattered between these areas are many smaller sources of light; some also have a hazy white glow, while many other are red or orange.

What sources caused the reionization of the Universe?

Webb finds dwarf galaxies reionised the Universe.

Dark blue astrology background

New theory suggests dark matter formed from massless particles

Did dark matter form when fast particles got heavy?

With its spiral arms and large star-forming disc

The twin of the Milky Way galaxy found in the distant Universe

It offers important insights into how galaxies can form and evolve so rapidly in the early Universe.

universe’s infancy

Clearest images yet of the 380,000-year-old universe

Baby pictures of the universe.

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Dark matter dominating halos of supermassive black holes 13 billion light-years away

New insight into the relationship between dark matter and supermassive black holes.

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Most distant and therefore oldest blazar ever seen

Early universe had more supermassive black holes than previously thought.

Spiderweb protocluster

Record breaking: Webb may have discovered the earliest galaxies ever seen

Webb finds surprises in Spiderweb protocluster field.

spheroid formation occurs in distant submillimetre-bright galaxies

Direct observation of spheroid formation in submillimetre-bright galaxies

This breakthrough will significantly impact models of galaxy evolution.

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A novel antenna design can measure faint cosmological radio-frequency signals

A first step towards detection of such a signal.

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Three galactic ‘red monsters’ discovered in the early Universe

The formation of stars in the early Universe was far more efficient than previously thought.

gravitational effect

Gravity can exist without mass, researcher shows, for the first time

Mitigating the need for hypothetical dark matter.

Artist Illustration of Early-Universe Quasar Cosmic Neighborhood

Early-Universe quasars formed in cluttered environments

A clear explanation to quasar ‘urban density’-conundrum.

Hubble Ultra Deep Field

There are more black holes in the early universe than previously reported

The new result can help scientists understand how supermassive black holes were created.

'Pablo's galaxy'

A black hole ‘starving’ its host galaxy to death

However, this galaxy is essentially ‘dead’.

Astronomers observe elusive stellar light surrounding ancient quasars

The observations suggest some of earliest “monster” black holes grew from massive cosmic seeds.

DESI Year-One Data Slice

Universe’s Expansion History: Insights from the DESI Survey

The DESI survey has observed a new set of 5000 galaxies every 20 minutes since its launch in 2021.

Quixotic Quasar Illumination

Largest-ever map of the universe’s active supermassive black holes

New “quasar catalog” serves as a 3D history book of the universe.

Stars in the universe

Our universe has no dark matter, study

Study challenges the current model of the universe.

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Scientists unprecedentedly detailed observations of one of the earliest known galaxies

Growth in the early Universe was much faster than first thought.

Artist’s impression of putting a small black hole at the centre of the Sun

Astrophysical Chaos: What happens if you put a black hole into the Sun?

In a hypothetical scenario, small, primordial black holes could be captured by newly forming stars.

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