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James Webb Space Telescope, Red Monsters, galaxies, early universe, rapid star formation, cosmic dust, supermassive black ...

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A $340,000 National Science Foundation grant will support research led by Cal Poly physics Professor Thomas Gutierrez on neutrinos through the international CUPID (CUORE Upgrade with Particle ...

NEW YORK — Distant, ancient galaxies are giving scientists more hints that a mysterious force called dark energy may not be ...