Early Universe
5 articles
What are cosmic microwave background origins and significance?
The universe's faint, omnipresent glow, known as the cosmic microwave background (CMB), represents the earliest light detectable by humanity, originating approximately 380,000 years after the Big...
Astronomers Discover New Cosmic Objects: Black Hole Stars
Just 660 million years after the Big Bang, an object dubbed MoM-BH*-1 radiates 100 billion times more energy than any known star, forcing astronomers to rethink how the earliest cosmic giants formed.
Euclid Aids Discovery of 31 Early Quasars, Challenges Reionization
The European Space Agency's Euclid space-based telescope, launched in 2024, has already released images of two of the most ancient quasars ever located.
Webb Telescope Spots Little Red Dots That Appear to Be Black Holes
Peering back 1.8 billion years after the Big Bang, the James Webb Space Telescope has revealed a seemingly innocuous 'little red dot' as a candidate for a 'black hole star', according to Universe Toda
Hubble captures stunning new image of distant galaxy cluster
Less than 600 million years after the Big Bang, a supermassive black hole already blazed into existence.