These emission lines appear as bright lines at specific wavelengths, standing out against the darker background ... that shaped the Universe’s earliest epochs. The Red Monsters are just the ...

"Their 'red-dot' appearance immediately led ... three red dots had to be multiple images of the same background source, seen when the universe was only some 700 million years old," says Prof.

A tiny red smudge caught in the distant background of the James Webb Space Telescope's first 'deep field' image could transform our understanding of the early universe, astronomers say.

Discovery of "Red Monsters" JWST's unparalleled capabilities have allowed astronomers to systematically study galaxies in the very distant and early Universe, providing insights into massive and ...