Echoes of the First Light: A Mysterious Metal-Poor Galaxy at Cosmic Dawn
A tiny galaxy, barely metal-enriched, is packed with massive stars. Could it hold clues to the universe’s first stars?
J1010+2358 PISN’t a direct descendant of the first stars
We thought we finally found a direct descendant of the first stars. A follow-up observation showed that it PISN’t.
The search for the first stars to light up the Universe
One of JWST’s aims is to find the very first stars in the Universe – but is it up to the task?
Searching for stars at the beginning of the Universe
We may or may not be able to observe the first stars directly, but today’s authors show that’s not the only way to learn about them!
Twinkle, twinkle, highest redshift star; how we wonder what you are!
What do mythology, Tolkien, and astrophysics have in common?
A Gamma-Ray Blast from the Distant Past
GRB 210905A is one of the longest, most distant, most energetic, and most luminous gamma-ray bursts that we’ve ever detected. What can we learn from this outstanding outburst?