Epoch of Reionization
Webb Sees Globular Clusters Forming in the Early Universe
Picture the Universe's ancient beginnings. In the vast darkness, light was emitted from a particular galaxy only 460 million years…
The Earliest Merging Quasars Ever Seen
Studying the history of science shows how often serendipity plays a role in some of the most important discoveries. Sometimes,…
The JWST is Re-Writing Astronomy Textbooks
When the James Webb Space Telescope was launched at the end of 2021, we expected stunning images and illuminating scientific…
Dwarf Galaxies Banished the Darkness and Lit Up the Early Universe
During the Universe's Dark Ages, dense primordial gas absorbed and scattered light, prohibiting it from travelling. Only when the first…
The JWST Solves the Mystery of Ancient Light
The very early Universe was a dark place. It was packed with light-blocking hydrogen and not much else. Only when…
James Webb is a GO for Cycle 2 Observations!
The observation programs for Cycle 2 of the James Webb Space Telescope have just been announced, and they are a…
JWST Glimpses the Cosmic Dawn of the Universe
Thanks to the JWST, galaxies that existed during the Cosmic Dawn have been observed for the first time!
JWST Shows How the Early Universe Was Furiously Forming Stars
We can gaze out into regions in our neighbourhood of the Milky Way and find orgies of star birth. The…
Hungry Black Hole was Already Feasting 800 Million Years After the Big Bang
Black holes swallow everything—including light—which explains why we can't see them. But we can observe their immediate surroundings and learn…
Astronomers are Working on a 3D map of Cosmic Dawn
The latest results from the HERA Collaboration suggest how the earliest galaxies in the Universe slowly dispelled the cosmic "Dark…