The earliest galaxies formed amazingly fast after the Big Bang. Do they break the universe or change its age?
Some of the earliest galaxies found with JWST are also the brightest. That’s a problem for our ideas about the universe.
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Milky Way’s biggest star may have had a different beginning
The current theory of star formation has a problem: it cannot make big stars. In the standard star-making recipe, stars are formed in the depths of gas clouds made from molecular hydrogen. These clouds…
Study of distant galaxies challenges our understanding of how stars form
Massive, far distant galaxies contain 100 times more gas than we thought possible.
We’ve found an answer to the puzzle of how the largest galaxies formed
Elliptical galaxies have long provided a headache for astronomers.
When did the lights first come on in the universe? A galaxy close to the dawn of time gives a clue
Astronomers have indirectly spotted some of the first stars in the universe by making their most distant detection of oxygen in a galaxy that existed just 500m years after the Big Bang.
How massive stars steal planets – new research
We may have a stolen planet in our own Solar System.
Many physicists argue the universe is fine‑tuned for life – our findings question this idea
Humans may still appear even if the universe were very different. In fact, we may not live in the most likely of possible universes.
Your smile’s cosmic history: we discovered the origin of fluoride in early galaxies
Tracing the cosmic origin of toothpaste, scientists got a glimpse into the surprising chemistry of early galaxies.
Booze in space: how the universe is absolutely drowning in the hard stuff
It’s like one great big distillery up there.
Galaxies eject gas when they merge, preventing new stars forming – new research
These results might lead us to revise our understanding of how galaxies stop forming their stars.
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