This important evidence could prove the existence of a black hole just 850 million years after the Big Bang
What came first, dark matter or the Big Bang?
Not much is known about dark matter, but scientists have long-thought that it was the remnant of the birth of the universe
How many types of black hole are there?
These high-gravity objects come in more flavours than you might expect
NASA space telescope observes the illumination of primordial galaxies
NASA’s Spitzer space telescope and its infrared capabilities have revealed the details of galaxies born less than a billion years after the Big Bang
The universal mystery of the missing mass
NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory has used X-ray powers for the greater good to help solve the long-standing mystery of Universe’s matter
Astronomers unearth a cosmic titan from the early Universe
Hyperion, the largest galaxy proto-supercluster, has a mass more than one million billion times the Sun
New test to clarify existence of dark matter
Researchers have used sophisticated computer simulations that could answer a burning question in astrophysics
When did the first black holes form in the universe?
Was it around the time of the Big Bang, or billions of years after?
Astronomers detect the most distant oxygen ever discovered
This oxygen detection provides strong evidence that star formation occurred just 250 million years after the Big Bang
Astronomers detect signals from the first stars ever born
Observations of the universe’s oldest light, the Cosmic Microwave Background, has revealed the first stars formed 13.6 billion years ago
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Early galaxies found to rotate like whirlpools
The gas within the galactic structures, which were formed less then a billion years after the Big Bang, have been discovered to have a ‘swirling’ behaviour
Most distant black hole has been discovered
The supermassive object was observed just 680 million years after the Big Bang
Record-breaking, low-oxygen galaxy provides snapshot into early universe
Dwarf galaxy J0811+4730 may serve well as a proxy for better understanding the developing chemistry of the young cosmos
Astronomers discover largest mega-structure of galaxies in the universe
A previously unknown, extremely large supercluster located in the direction of the constellation Pisces, has been identified
Universe found to be turning a shade of green
Astronomers have found that the earliest galaxies have been turning an unusual colour
Astronomers discover space ‘has no sense of direction’
The universe is expanding uniformly according to new research by astronomers at University College London
Astronomers find more quasars from the ancient universe
Over 60 new ‘space beacons’ from when cosmos was only a billion years old have been uncovered
Universe is expanding faster than previously thought
Astronomers have obtained the most precise measurement yet of how fast the universe is expanding at the present time
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