The universe’s most ancient stars have held their secrets for over 13 billion years, but recent research is forcing astronomers to completely rethink what those earliest celestial beacons were actually like. For decades, scientists believed these primordial giants were uniformly massive monsters that burned bright and died young. Now, cutting-edge computer simulations and unexpected molecular ...
For most of human history, the night sky has been a place where stars, planets, and faraway galaxies can be seen. But what was there before the first stars came to life? Was the universe full of light when it was young, or was it a dark void? The answer is much more interesting than ...
Astronomers have been trying to fit the cosmic puzzle of how the universe changed from a dark, featureless void into a glittering expanse of stars and galaxies for decades. Now, a faint whisper from the dawn of time, a radio signal emitted just 100 million years after the Big Bang has given scientists an unheard-of ...
New research has uncovered the key players responsible for illuminating the early universe. Scientists have long debated what caused the transition from cosmic darkness to the era of reionization, when light could finally travel freely through space. Recent findings suggest that small dwarf galaxies played an important role in clearing the dense hydrogen fog that ...
Suhail Ahmed
Gargi Chakravorty
Suhail Ahmed
