One of the key scientific goals of next-generation observatories (like the JWST) has been to observe the first galaxies in the Cosmos – those that existed at Cosmic Dawn. This epoch is when the first stars, galaxies, and black holes
Read Full ArticleIt’s one of the leading puzzles in cosmology. Why two different approaches used to calculate the rate at which the cosmos is expanding don’t produce the same result. Branded as the Hubble tension, the conundrum suggests that there could be
Read Full ArticleMizzou researchers are peering into the past and revealing new clues about the early cosmos. Since light takes a very long time to travel through space, they have the opportunity to see how galaxies looked billions of years ago.In a
Read Full ArticleObserving the earliest stars is among the holy Grails of astronomy. Now, a University of Hong Kongteam led by astrophysicist Jane Lixin Dai is proposing a new technique for detecting them. If it succeeds, the approach has the potential to
Read Full ArticleRather than stretching to infinity and beyond, the universe may have a topology that can eventually be mapped We may be existing in a doughnut. It may sound like Homer Simpson’s fever dream, but that could in fact be the
Read Full ArticleWhat is Dark Matter? That question is a regularfixture in discussions about the nature of the Cosmos. There are several proposed explanations for dark matter, both within the Standard Model and exterior to it.One proposed constituent of dark matter is
Read Full ArticleA new model to explain the present accelerated expansion of the universe has been proposed. Contrasting existing models, this model does not need any form of dark energy or modified gravity approaches. Nonetheless, there is a price to pay: we
Read Full ArticleFor as long as humans have envisioned the Universe, we’ve gaped at the vastness of it all. Was our Cosmos infinite? Was it eternal? Or did it come into being a finite amount of time ago? Over the 20th and
Read Full ArticleAbout 2,500 years ago humanity began to recognize that our planet earth is round—though a few “flat Earth” supporters still refute this today. The shape of our cosmos is not clear, however. Previous studies have proposed that the universe probably
Read Full Article“Gravity is the oldest known, but the least understood force in nature,” Dr. Gaurav Khanna (Professor in the Department of Physics at the University of Rhode Island)told Universe Today. “For students of gravity, black holes are amongst the most interesting
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