astronomy

Milky Way Formed From Thousands of Merging Protogalaxies, New Simulations Show

New computer simulations suggest the Milky Way was assembled from thousands of smaller protogalaxies rather than a few large collisions, reshaping how astronomers understand galactic formation.

James Webb Telescope Detects Most Distant Fast Radio Burst Ever Recorded

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have identified a fast radio burst more than 8 billion light-years away, the farthest ever detected and a new tool for measuring the universe's missing matter.