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Faint radio signal from ancient star cluster could be rare 'missing link' black hole, astronomers report
The most sensitive image of a globular cluster, a tightly packed ball of ancient stars, has revealed a strange radio signal that could be a black hole.
Hubble tracks farthest and most powerful fast radio burst back to 'blob' of 7 galaxies
The most powerful and distant fast radio burst ever seen has been tracked to a "blob" of galaxies that existed when the universe was less than half its current age.
One of the closest galaxies to the Milky Way is hiding a second galaxy behind it, new research reveals
New observations of the Small Magellanic Cloud show that it might actually be two galaxies disguised as one.
8 stunning James Webb Space Telescope discoveries made in 2023
The oldest ever black holes, a preview of our solar system's gory demise, and a measurement of distant starlight that threatens to bring the standard of cosmology crashing down — here are the JWST's wildest discoveries of 2023.
Hubble Telescope captures a galaxy's 'forbidden' light in stunning new image
The Hubble Telescope viewed a distant galaxy whose light appears to contradict some of the most common rules of quantum physics.
Intergalactic 'stream of stars' 10 times longer than the Milky Way is the 1st of its kind ever spotted
While hunting for dark matter, astronomers accidentally discovered the first known stellar stream stretching between galaxies. The trail of stars is also the longest ever seen.
'Teenage' galaxies from the early universe contain mysterious heavy elements, James Webb telescope reveals
A sample of galaxies dating to the first 2 to 3 billion years of the universe contain much heavier elements, and appear to be far hotter, than scientists expected.
James Webb telescope discovers 2 of the oldest galaxies in the universe
The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered a cosmic 'peanut' and 'fluff ball' that happen to be two of the four oldest galaxies in the known universe.
