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Many collaborations have used JWST to take deep-field images: some wider and some deeper than others. Here's how it can surpass them all.Continue reading on Starts With A Bang! »

A century ago, quantum physics overthrew our view of a deterministic Universe. A profound 21st century theorem closes the door evenContinue reading on Starts With A Bang! »

The Universe formed stars, galaxies, and even galaxy clusters extremely early on in our cosmos. This new marvel is one more JWST surprise.Continue reading on Starts With A Bang! »

At the upper limits of what's energetically possible, cosmic rays still persist. What happens if a human gets hit by the most energeticContinue reading on Starts With A Bang! »

Our great hope is that today's indirect, astrophysical evidence will someday lead to successful direct detection. What if that'sContinue reading on Starts With A Bang! »

Just like animals, galaxies often have bizarre, unusual, or even unique properties. But finding many, all at once, really does raiseContinue reading on Starts With A Bang! »

Our view of the world, the Universe, and ourselves can change with just one glimpse of what's out there. It's happened many times before.Continue reading on Starts With A Bang! »

Outer space begins just over 100 kilometers up, but what we can see extends for billions of light-years. Here's what all of it looks like.Continue reading on Starts With A Bang! »

Even in an expanding Universe, we expect both redshifted and blueshifted galaxies. But nearly every one we see is redshifted. Here's why.Continue reading on Starts With A Bang! »

Two main contributors enabled our modern global positioning system (GPS): Albert Einstein and Gladys West. Here's how she made it happen.Continue reading on Starts With A Bang! »