For years, astronomers have been on the hunt for the first generation of stars, primordial relics of the early universe. And ...

For decades, astronomers have wondered what the very first stars in the universe were like. These stars formed new chemical elements, which enriched the universe and allowed the next generations of ...

The very first generation of stars, called Population III stars, are mostly expected to be too distant to see directly – but ...

A new study from Tel Aviv University (TAU) has revealed that most massive stars in the early universe were likely born in ...

The universe's first galaxies were hot messes, according to a recent study. During their younger days, they were wild, ...

JWST observations show that early galaxies were chaotic, gas-filled systems rather than stable disks. Researchers from ...

For decades, astronomers have wondered what the very first stars in the universe were like. These stars formed new chemical elements, which enriched the universe and allowed the next generations of ...

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. For decades, astronomers have wondered what the very ...

Luke Keller does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

Chemistry in the first 50 million to 100 million years after the Big Bang may have been more active than we expected. This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication ...