Too Massive, Too Early… and Still Not Massive Enough?
What if JWST’s early massive galaxies are not overestimated, but underestimated? A bottom-heavy IMF could hide tons of mass in faint stars.
What if JWST’s early massive galaxies are not overestimated, but underestimated? A bottom-heavy IMF could hide tons of mass in faint stars.
Something is missing in the middle. In JWST JADES galaxies, young clumps drop out in the inner regions, while clump structure shifts from the outskirts to the center.
Are cosmic clumps “homegrown”, or fueled by fresh inflow? Today’s authors find that star-forming clumps are usually more metal-poor than the disks around them.
French’s new book seperates real cosmic dangers from exaggerated ones, offering a grounded guide to the threats above our planet.
JWST reveals galaxies that built up heavy elements at record speed, reaching near-modern metallicities only a billion years after the Big Bang.