Researchers using the James Webb Space Telescope spotted huge stars leaking nitrogen in an early galaxy, hinting that such ...

"A bit like dinosaurs on Earth — they were enormous and primitive. And they had short lives, living for just a quarter of a ...

Dark stars are not exactly stars, and they are certainly not dark.

The first generation of stars that were born in the universe are a mystery. We can estimate when they existed and even how ...

JWST uncovers evidence of ancient “monster stars” whose extreme chemistry may explain the origins of early supermassive black ...

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, a team of international researchers have discovered chemical fingerprints of gigantic ...

Scientists suggest that the dark matter may have powered the universe’s first stars. This allows them to shine before nuclear ...

If you look across space with a telescope, you’ll see countless galaxies, most of which host large central black holes, billions of stars and their attendant planets. The universe teems with huge, ...

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Look up at the sky on a clear night, and you’ll see thousands of stars – about 6,000 or so. But that’s only a tiny fraction of all the stars out there. The rest are too far away for us to see them.

Cosmic dawn galaxies seen by JWST reveal hidden clues about dark matter and keep rival theories about its true nature alive.

An immensely powerful flash detected earlier this year was created by a massive star exploding when the universe was just ...