Extreme properties of a compact and massive accreting black hole host in the first 500 Myr
Observations and data reduction We utilize data from the CANUCS NIRISS GTO Program #120873, which targets five strong-lensing…
Astronomers model early star clusters – Sciworthy
The universe has not always been like it is today. Investigating the differences between the cosmos we see…
Physicists Revive a 19th-Century Theory of “Cosmic Knots” to Help Untangle the Mysteries of Dark Matter and Neutrinos
A long-dismissed idea involving “cosmic knots” could help explain several of the universe’s most perplexing mysteries—including the origins…
Infant Universe Was Warm, Rather than Cold, before It Lit Up, Astronomers Say
Using the Murchison Widefield Array (MWA) telescope at CSIRO’s Murchison Radio-Astronomy Observatory, astronomers are searching for the elusive…
The signature of subgalactic dark matter clumping in the global 21-cm signal of hydrogen
Carniani, S. et al. Spectroscopic confirmation of two luminous galaxies at a redshift of 14. Nature 633, 318–322…
New York’s ‘Big Bang Machine’ Passes Critical First Test
We know very little about the first few microseconds after the Big Bang. We have theories, most of…