early universe
Scientists Discover Most Distant Star That Humans Have Ever Seen
"Earendel" was spotted about 900 million years after the universe was born, making it by far the most distant star ever seen.
Scientists Accidentally Discovered Hidden Galaxies At the Edge of Time
The unexpected discovery suggests that one in five galaxies in the ancient universe may be concealed behind dust.
Scientists Capture Mind-Blowing Image of the Cosmic Web Connecting the Universe
Spectacular new images of the large-scale structures that link our universe were captured from the Chilean desert.
Scientists Received a Radio Signal From the Furthest Reaches of Space Yet
The radio emissions traveled 13 billion light years to Earth and are the most distant ever detected.
Scientists Discover Massive 'Pipeline' in the Cosmic Web Connecting the Universe
A new study reveals “by far the best evidence” for the elusive cosmic filaments that supercharge ancient galaxies with cold gas.
Scientists Found a Raging Galactic Core From Near the Beginning of Time
The active galactic nucleus is powered by a supermassive black hole and was spotted just 670 million years after the Big Bang, making it the most distant quasar ever discovered.
Scientists Want to Build a Giant Moon Telescope to See Into the Deep Past
The Ultimately Large Telescope, a concept for a spinning liquid telescope, could see the light of the first stars.
Scientists Recreated Nuclear Fusion From the Big Bang Under a Mountain In Italy
Scientists shot protons at a deuterium nucleus to understand what the universe was like mere minutes after it was born.
Scientists Found a Lookalike of Our Own Galaxy Deep in Cosmic Time
12 billion light years from Earth, scientists spotted a galaxy that is the spitting image of a young Milky Way. Its discovery challenges our understanding of the early universe.
A Mysterious Ancient Galaxy Just Rewrote the Universe's Timeline
A disk galaxy in the early universe, just 1.5 billion years after the Big Bang, somehow formed during a time of chaotic cosmic conditions.
An Ancient Black Hole as Heavy as a Billion Suns Is Pointed Right At Us
The blazar—powered by an extremely bright black hole that can blast a hole through galaxies—is the most ancient ever discovered, sending radio signals from the early universe
Scientists Just Discovered 39 'Invisible' Galaxies
These ancient galaxies, known as H-dropouts, defy our current understanding of the early universe.