Small, compact galaxies seen in the early universe have puzzled astronomers – finding these unusual objects closer to home could provide hints about how they form ...

When the JWST began science observations in July 2022, it flung open a whole new window on the universe. The JWST looked ...

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Compact ruddy galaxies seen by the James Webb telescope confound astronomers. Having very little spin at birth may explain the galaxies’ small sizes.

Mysterious little red dots threatened to overhaul modern cosmology—but new research may have solved the celestial conundrum.