The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered a remarkable number of distant supernovae, providing new insights into the structure and expansion of the early universe. This includes the detection of Type Ia supernovae at unprecedented distances, contributing to our understanding of cosmic distances and the expansion of the universe. Credit: SciTechDaily.com NASA‘S James Webb Space … Read more
The farthest carbon ever seen has been discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) in a galaxy that we see as it existed just 350 million years after the Big Bang. The detection is notable because not only is it the oldest known carbon, it is also the first time that an element heavier … Read more
The Earth may be swimming through an ocean of… dark matter – and waves in that invisible ocean lapping against our planet’s upper atmosphere could generate detectable radio waves that could finally help us find this elusive part of the universe, according to new theoretical research. A wealth of astrophysical and cosmological evidence points to … Read more
The DESI collaboration is conducting a groundbreaking experiment to understand the expansion and acceleration of the universe. Their work with the DESI instrument has allowed them to map the cosmos from its early stages to the present, challenging existing models of the universe. Initial findings suggest there may be more to discover about dark energy … Read more
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. CNN — The Hubble Space Telescope will transition to a new way of operating that aims to prevent the space observatory from experiencing shortfalls in its ability to observe the universe, NASA officials said. The … Read more
The ‘Benjamin Button’ effect allows astronomers to better calculate ‘last big crash’ TROY, N.Y. — A stunning new study could turn everything we know about our cosmic home – the Milky Way Galaxy – upside down. According to researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, our galaxy may have collided with another galaxy billions of years later … Read more
Prominent science writer John Horgan is baffled (and somewhat irritated?) by quantum mechanics – the behavior of the universe’s fundamental particles: Quantum principles underlie our modern scientific worldview and much of our technology, including the laptop on which I write these words. And yet, a century after its invention, physicists and philosophers cannot agree on … Read more
JWST recently caught three of the earliest galaxies in the universe as they were contracting from a giant, dark cloud of hydrogen gas. The three faint spots of red light in a recent set of JWST data traveled more than 13 billion light-years through space to reach the telescope’s mirrors. That ancient light provides a … Read more
This article was reviewed according to Science fact checked peer-reviewed publication trusted source proofread OK! The study shows how large amplitude fluctuations generated on small scales can amplify large-scale fluctuations observed in the cosmic microwave background. Credit: ESA/Planck Collaboration 2024, edited by Jason Kristiano CC-BY-ND × close to The study shows how large amplitude fluctuations … Read more
Scientists have just identified it the formation processes of some of the universe’s earliest galaxies in the turbulent era of the Cosmic Dawn. JWST observations of the early Universe some 13.3 to 13.4 billion years ago – just a few hundred million years after the Big Bang – have revealed telltale signs that reservoirs of … Read more