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Significant amounts of nickel observed in galaxies only two-to-three billion years after the Big Bang.

Scientists in Warwick use the James Webb Space Telescope to analyse the rare cosmic event.

An illustration of an asteroid orbiting through space. Mark Garlick/Science Photo Library via Getty ImagesFor centuries, the quest for new elements was a driving force in many scientific disciplines. Understanding an atom’s structure and the development of nuclear science allowed scientists to accomplish the old goal of alchemists – turning one element into another. Over the past few decades, scientists in the United States, Germany and Russia have figured out how to use special to...

The James Webb Space Telescope has observed galaxies defying the "cosmic rulebook" in the early universe, to the surprise of astronomers who hope to learn more about the evolution of the universe.

The very first stars in the universe are beginning to come into focus! And astronomers have spotted a nearby brown dwarf that could be nearly as old.