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Cosmic Magnifying Lens Unveils Oldest Galaxy
Scientists have discovered the strongest evidence yet for a 13.2-billion-year old galaxy, a finding that provides a key piece...
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Spacetime: A Smoother Brew Than We Knew
Spacetime may be less like beer and more like sipping whiskey. Or so an intergalactic photo finish may suggest....
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Planetary Science: The Time Machine
Dating features on the Moon and Mars is guesswork. Scott Anderson is building a tool to change that.
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First Spiral Galaxy in Early Universe Stuns Astronomers
Astronomers have spotted the earliest known spiral galaxy, dating to just three billion years after the Big Bang. Theories...
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Scientists Recreate Matter Flooding Universe Moments After Big Bang
Scientists at the Brookhaven National Laboratory have carried out an experiment that has recreated a form of matter that...
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Newfound Object Is Faintest Distant Galaxy Seen at Universe’s Edge
Astronomers have found the faintest galaxy yet seen in the deep, distant reaches of space, an object whose light...
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Stars Reveal Early History of Milky Way
A new way to find a star’s age can give clues to how our Milky Way galaxy built itself...
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Messages From the Early Universe
Messages from the early Universe: Bright and brief, γ-ray bursts hold clues to cosmic history.
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‘First Light’ Instrument Ready to Ship
One of Europe’s main contributions to the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is built and ready to ship to...
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Odd Ways the Mind Warps Time
Time, arguably our most precious nonrenewable resource, has a slippery nature in our minds. Sometimes it flows quickly. In...