The universe is a tapestry of life and death, where celestial bodies are born, mature, and eventually meet their end. Stars, the brilliant points of light scattered across our night sky, are no exception. But what happens to these cosmic entities when their lifespans draw to a close? Welcome to the exploration of galactic graveyards, ...
Radio astronomers keep stumbling on a paradox: some distant radio galaxies look as if their story is running in reverse. Jets brighten in the “wrong” order, hotspots seem younger farther from the core, and knots of plasma appear to race ahead of the light that reveals them. It’s the kind of riddle that makes ...
Imagine holding a photograph that captures a moment from when the universe was just a toddler, barely 400 million years old. That’s exactly what astronomers have achieved with the discovery of the most distant galaxy ever observed. This cosmic time capsule, designated JADES-GS-z13-0, sends us light that has traveled an almost incomprehensible 13.4 billion years ...
Gargi Chakravorty
