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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…
Seeing the Web Connecting Galaxies Across the Universe
One hundred years ago, we didn't know there was anything outside of our own galaxy, the Milky Way. Now we…
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…
Astronomers Find 25 Fast Radio Bursts That Repeat on a Regular Basis
Researchers with the CHIME/FRB Collaboration have announced the discovery of 25 new repeating FRBs, almost doubling the number of known…
An Incredible View Into the Heart of the Small Magellanic Cloud
The Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) is over 200,000 light-years away, yet it's still one of our galaxy's closest neighbours in…
Astronomers Map Out the Raw Material for New Star Formation in the Milky Way
A team of researchers has discovered a complex network of filamentary structures in the Milky Way. The structures are made…
Astronomers Are About to Detect the Light from the Very First Stars in the Universe
A team of scientists working with the Murchison Widefield Array (WMA) radio telescope are trying to find the signal from…
Whoa. That’s the Milky Way, Bouncing off the Moon in Radio Waves
The universe wasn't always such a well-lit place. It had its own Dark Ages, back in the days before stars…