Early Supernovas Could Have Created Water in the Universe

Early Supernovas Could Have Created Water in the Universe

New research suggests that supernovas, resulting from the explosive deaths of the earliest stars in the universe, may have created vast amounts of water, possibly enabling the existence of life as early as 100 million years after the Big Bang. These findings, based on simulations of short-lived, massive stars, point to water forming within dense … Read more

JWST Detects Unexpectedly Massive Black Holes in the Early Universe

JWST Detects Unexpectedly Massive Black Holes in the Early Universe

Distant supermassive black holes, far larger than expected, have been detected in the early universe. Observations using the James Webb Space Telescope (Jwst) indicate that these black holes hold a mass nearly 10 percent of their host galaxy’s stellar mass, a stark contrast to the 0.01 percent ratio observed in modern galaxies. This anomaly has … Read more

Astronomers Spot Galaxy NGC 3640 With a Past of Consuming Smaller Galaxies

Astronomers Spot Galaxy NGC 3640 With a Past of Consuming Smaller Galaxies

An elliptical galaxy located 88 million light-years from Earth has been observed displaying unusual characteristics, with astronomers identifying it as a cosmic predator. The latest images captured by the Very Large Telescope (VLT) at the European Southern Observatory (ESO) indicate that the galaxy, designated NGC 3640, has a history of consuming smaller galaxies and may … Read more