Little red dots could be source of mystery neutrinos

Neutrinos slip straight through the surrounding gas that traps Little Red Dots. This means LRDs, though hidden from many conventional astronomical observations, could be bright sources of neutrinos.

How quasars shut down star formation in the early universe

Cosmological simulations suggested that quasars with extremely fast outflows rid their galaxy of its gas supplies, effectively shutting down the process of making stars.

Black holes older than the Big Bang could explain dark matter

Cosmic “bounce” model suggests the Universe expanded from an earlier contracting phase, allowing ancient black holes to survive the transition as cosmic fossils. These relics could potentially explain dark matter.

Euclid discovers the most ancient quasar in the Universe

The European Space Agency’s Euclid space telescope has discovered 31 of the most ancient quasars ever found. Two of these giant and dazzling galaxy cores are the earliest quasars yet observed in cosmic history. 

Euclid Discovers Earliest Quasars Ever Seen

Astronomers using ESA’s Euclid space telescope have discovered 31 ancient quasars from a time when the Universe was just 670 to 800 million years old. 

Earliest Flickering Quasar Ever Seen Could Explain Monster Black Holes

Astronomers have discovered the earliest known flickering quasar, whose light has traveled more than 13 billion years to reach us.

NASA Says Strange Red Dots Are an Unknown Class of Object

There’s a fresh twist in the mystery of the “little red dots.” Astronomers say they’ve found a new specimen, which they’re calling an “X-ray dot.

Early Universe’s supermassive black holes grew in cocoons like butterflies

A new study suggests a solution to the Little Red Dots mystery. Scientists think young supermassive black holes may go through a “cocoon phase,” where they grow surrounded by high-density gas they feed on. 

New clues to how giant galaxies formed in the early universe

Astronomers found evidence a giant elliptical galaxy may form through the rapid collapse of a young galaxy cluster.

Webb spots greedy supermassive black hole in early Universe

Researchers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have confirmed an actively growing supermassive black hole within a galaxy just 570 million years after the Big Bang.

Supermassive Black Holes Could Be Remnants of Universe’s Very First Stars

A new theory proposes that Population III.1 supermassive stars were progenitors of supermassive black holes in the early Universe.

Image Reveals the Most Distant Galaxy Ever Seen

The record-breaking galaxy is revealing secrets about the first stars and their unexpected chemical fingerprints.

Pushing Webb to Its Limits May Have Revealed Earliest Galaxies

Since the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) began science operations, astronomers have observed galaxies that existed more than 13 billion years ago.

New NASA Space Telescope Unveils Its First-Ever Images

NASA's new infrared space telescope, SPHEREx, is designed to give us unprecedented insights into the evolution of the Universe.

Webb Detects Lyman-Apha Emission from Galaxy in Early Universe

The Lyman-apha light from JADES-GS-z13-1 has taken nearly 13.47 billion years to reach us, as it dates back to just 330 million years after the Big Bang.