By measuring the galaxy’s redshift, the scientists behind the discovery were able to confirm that its light has been traveling through space for 13.5 billion years. The universe is estimated to be around 13.8 billion years old, meaning this galaxy has existed during the relatively younger years of the cosmos.

Named “Cloud-9,” the discovery is a new type of celestial object known as a RELHIC, making it unlike anything scientists have ever observed

One of the most spectacular encounters of Hubble with a galaxy has been brought back into focus by a recent image posted on X. The image, although pos.

NASA scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope and Chandra X-ray Observatory have identified an early-stage galaxy cluster forming just one billion years after the Big Bang, challenging current models of how large cosmic structures form.

A supermassive black hole embedded in an early galaxy likely starved the galaxy of gas needed to form young stars, new observations revealed.

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