When you buy through links in our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn commission. A white disk with dark bands running through it and long purple lines coming out of its poles. Next to it is a wavy orange square. | Credit: ESA/Hubble, L. Calçada (ESO) / C Richards/MD Smith/University of Kent Galaxies… Read More »
Forget “little green men”; it was the “little red dots” in the infant universe that caught the eye of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). Scientists say the strange red objects hide stars that models suggest are “too old” to have existed in early cosmic times, as well as black holes thousands of times more… Read More »
Eventually all galaxies, including our Milky Way, will come to an end. So how do galaxies die? If you’re in the mood to destroy an entire galaxy, you have a few options depending on the level of destruction you want. Relating to: Monstrous black holes may have killed host galaxies in the early universe Option… Read More »
A treasure trove of molecules has emerged in two galaxies that we see as they existed 12 billion years ago, revealing information about how ancient universes formed stars. APM 08279+5255, one of the distant galaxies quasar – active supermassive black hole The other galaxy, NCv1.143, is a more “normal” galaxy, with large amounts of gas… Read More »