earliest

The earliest, most distant galaxy discovered with the Webb telescope dates to 300 million years after the Big Bang

by

This infrared image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope was taken by the Near-Infrared Camera for the JWST Advanced Deep Extragalactic Survey program – Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Brant Robertson (UC Santa Cruz), Ben Johnson (CfA), Sandro Tacchella (Cambridge), Phill Cargile (CfA) For two years, an international team has been studying what astronomers call … Read more

Flipping a famous fossil reveals our earliest vertebrate ancestor, scientists say | CNN

by

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. CNN — An extinct ribbon-like sea creature the size of a human hand was one of the first animals to develop a precursor to a backbone. Scientists recently identified the animal’s nerve cord by using … Read more

Earliest livestock herds in Northern Europe found in the Netherlands

by

This article was reviewed according to Science fact checked peer-reviewed publication trusted source proofread OK! A selection of bones from cattle (ad), sheep (e) and pigs (fi) analyzed in the study. Using stable isotope analysis it was possible to reconstruct the diet of the animals to which these bones belonged. For example, cattle (c) spent … Read more

New record breaker: earliest and most distant galaxies ever found by JWST

by

An international team of astronomers has announced the detection of two of the earliest and most distant galaxies known. The light from both comes from just 300 million years after the Big Bang and it was only possible to observe them thanks to the power of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The galaxies are … Read more

Ancient crystals reveal earliest evidence of fresh water, scientists say | CNN

by

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. CNN — A new analysis of ancient crystal grains embedded in rocks from the Australian outback suggests that Earth had dry land and fresh water about 4 billion years ago – a time when scientists … Read more

James Webb Space Telescope sees three of the earliest galaxies in our universe

by
a whirlwind of blue gasses and bright spots wisp through space

Astronomers use the James Webb Space Telescope have discovered what they believe to be three of the earliest galaxies in our universe, actively forming when the cosmos was only 400 million to 600 million years old. In the JWST images, this galactic trio appears as faint red blobs feeding on nearby helium and hydrogen. For … Read more

Birth of the earliest galaxies in the universe observed for the first time

by

This article was reviewed according to Science fact checked peer-reviewed publication trusted source proofread OK! Gas accumulating and accumulating in a mini-galaxy under construction. Although this is how galaxies form according to theories and computer simulations, it had never been observed before. Credit: NASA × close to Gas accumulating and accumulating in a mini-galaxy under … Read more

Research shows that the earliest sea creatures on Earth powered evolution by stirring the water

by

This article was reviewed according to Science fact checked peer-reviewed publication trusted source proofread OK! Graphic abstract. Credit: Current biology (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.04.059 × close to Graphic abstract. Credit: Current biology (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.04.059 A study involving the University of Cambridge has used virtual reproductions of the earliest animal ecosystems, known as marine animal forests, … Read more