Astronomers Hate Them! This Star Formation Ingredient Makes Clusters Look 300 Million Years Older
Like a bouncer at a nightclub, JWST is trying to figure out if some star clusters are really as old as they say they are …
Dust in the Wind: A New Tool for Understanding Galactic Outflows
The galaxy M82 is host to an extended multiphase wind driven by star formation. Today’s paper attempts to use JWST observations of dust in the wind to understand the structure of its cooler gas.
Fast metal factories at z ~ 5, lessons from ALPINE-CRISTAL-JWST
JWST reveals galaxies that built up heavy elements at record speed, reaching near-modern metallicities only a billion years after the Big Bang.
When Galaxies Get Clumpy: JWST Maps the Birth and Death of Star-Forming Clumps
You think stars form quietly? Think again. In the early universe, galaxies were packed with star-forming clumps. Some disrupted quickly, while others survived. Today’s paper reveals which lived and which died young.
A Black Hole Egg that Forgot to Hatch
Giant black holes may have hatched from cosmic eggs. What happens when we find one on our doorstep?
Taking Photos with the Lens Cap On: A Search for Dark Matter by JWST
We’ve all seen the stunning images from JWST that have been revealing more and more about the Universe. In today’s paper, we find out that JWST’s camera can take informative photos even with a lens cap on.