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

One of the greatest mysteries the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) was developed to investigate was the birth of ...

For two decades, astronomers have wondered how supermassive black holes could exist less than a billion years after the Big ...

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

A double blast of dying stars may be the first observed case of a long-hypothesized, never proven “superkilonova.” Although ...

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...

Astronomers may have discovered the first example of an explosive cosmic event called a "superkilonova," in the form of a gravitational wave signal detected on Aug. 18, 2025.

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