Astronomers may have "saved cosmology" by gathering the largest sample yet of some of the most ancient galaxies ever seen, the so-called "little red dots" observed by the James Webb Space ...

This is a clear sign of a flattened cloud of gas and dust called an accretion disk feeding a supermassive black hole in a central ... explanation could be the "inside-out" growth of galaxies.

Astronomers compile a large sample of an unusual class of objects in an effort to connect the dots to the early universe.

Artist Ashley Zelinskie's new VR work is called "Twin Quasar." Two roads diverge between a pair of quasars, and I'm sorry I can't travel both — actually, wait, I can travel both.

Using the James Webb Space ... supermassive black holes." Stars form when massive clouds of cold hydrogen gas collapse under the weight of their gravity. As the density of matter inside the ...

The initial findings offer novel perspectives on the relationship between star formation and the evolution of galaxies.

NASA's James Webb ... black holes exhibit no sign of star formation when compared to those without active supermassive black holes." Stars form when massive clouds of cold hydrogen gas collapse under ...

In December 2022, less than six months after commencing science operations, NASA's James Webb ... black holes. "We're confounded by this new population of objects that Webb has found.

The James Webb Space Telescope allowed astronomers ... That strongly suggests we're looking at the accretion disks around supermassive black holes. Webb's Little Red Dots Credit: NASA, ESA ...