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Record-breaking ancient spinning galaxy challenges cosmic evolution theories
By Robert Lea published
Astronomers have discovered the earliest strongly rotating galaxy ever seen that's well-organized rather than chaotic, challenging theories of cosmic evolution.
The James Webb telescope has brought cosmology to a tipping point. Will it soon reveal new physics?
By Andreea Font published
Right now, it looks like cosmology is at a tipping point. Will the James Webb telescope resolve the issue by revealing new physics?
One of the universe's biggest paradoxes could be even weirder than we thought, James Webb telescope study reveals
By Ben Turner published
New James Webb Space Telescope results have revealed that there may not be a Hubble tension after all. But contradictions within the findings point to a deeper mystery.
Early galaxies weren't mystifyingly massive after all, James Webb Space Telescope finds
By Charles Q. Choi published
'The bottom line is, there is no crisis in terms of the standard model of cosmology.
Gravitational waves hint at a 'supercool' secret about the Big Bang
By Robert Lea published
Scientists might be on track to revealing new facets of physics.
Catastrophic collision between Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies may not happen after all, new study hints
By Ben Turner published
Astronomers have long predicted that a collision between our galaxy and nearby Andromeda could be inevitable, but new calculations suggest this may be an over exaggeration.
Is the James Webb Space Telescope really 'breaking' cosmology?
By Paul Sutter published
While headlines around the world claimed that ancient galaxies discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope were "breaking" our understanding of the Big Bang, the truth is much more nuanced — and much more interesting.
Can the James Webb Space Telescope see galaxies over the universe's horizon?
By Robert Lea published
The James Webb Space Telescope has revolutionized astronomy in just two years of operations, but how can it see a galaxy 33.8 billion light-years away in a universe that is only 13.8 billion years old?
James Webb telescope spies bejeweled 'Einstein ring' made of warped quasar light
By Harry Baker published
New photos from the James Webb Space Telescope show off the bewitching beauty of the warped quasar RX J1131-1231, which is adorned with four bright spots birthed by mind-bending space-time trickery.
'The early universe is nothing like we expected': James Webb telescope reveals 'new understanding' of how galaxies formed at cosmic dawn
By Ben Turner published
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have observed five extremely dense proto-globular clusters along a hair-thin arc of glittering stars. The discovery could help them understand how the earliest galaxies formed.
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