SUNSET: 
Catching the Earliest Stars in the Universe
New observations from the James Webb Space Telescope might have caught the signature of the universe's first stars.
Were the Very First Stars Really That Massive?
New research suggests the first stars weren't the behemoths we expected them to be — which might explain why we haven't seen them yet.
Webb Telescope Finds Dwarf Galaxies Lit Up the Early Universe
Faint, small galaxies ionized the opaque fog that obscured the early universe.
Astronomers Find the Remains of the Universe’s First Stars
The first stars are too faint and far away to detect directly, but their gaseous remains can be seen absorbing the light of distant galaxies.
The First Stars Weren’t Born Alone
New evidence suggests the first stars to shine in the universe formed in groups.
Tentative Evidence of the First Generation of Stars
Scientists have detected something unusual around a distant quasar — perhaps the first real evidence of a first-generation star.
Meet Earendel, the Most Distant Star Astronomers Have Observed
The Hubble Space Telescope has revealed a single star whose light has traveled for 12.9 billion years to Earth — the most distant star known.
Puny Star Might Be Specimen from Early Universe
A low-mass sun with few elements heavier than helium provides hope that the Galaxy might contain survivors from the very first generation of stars.
Seeing Signs of the First Stars?
Astronomers have come upon the tantalizing signal from some of the universe’s first stars.
Blast from the Very Far Past
A gamma-ray burst seen to occur last April happened in the era of the earliest stars, when the universe was only 630 million years old and the "reionization era" was getting under way. But this news isn't exactly news.
