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At the heart of our galaxy lies a cosmic puzzle: although the Galactic Center is packed with star-making material, massive ...

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has just provided humanity with the most extensive view of the young Universe. This map ...

Scientists have achieved a groundbreaking feat by detecting a 13-billion-year-old microwave signal from the Cosmic Dawn using ...

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The team observed two merging galaxies and discovered that the energy from a quasar is actively transforming the gas within its companion galaxy, thereby dictating whether new stars can form.