Cosmic Noon

The Milky Way floats in the clear sky above the Cerro Tolulo Inter-American Observatory in Chile. Credit: Nicole Firestone/Rutgers University

Cosmic baby boom: Astronomers catch blazing galaxies for the first time

Scientists have revealed ancient galaxies in the midst of their first burst of star formation – a discovery that provides a rare glimpse into the earliest chapter in the history of galaxies like the Milky Way.