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 Dr. Carr with his poster

Dr. Carr took home the grand prize in the physical sciences division

Dr. Carr took home the grand prize in the physical sciences division - a travel stipend worth up to $2000.
A University of Minnesota Twin Cities-led team looked more than 13 billion years into the past to discover a unique, minuscule galaxy that could help astronomers learn more about galaxies that were present shortly after the Big Bang.

The (Brief) Diary of a Supernova

Recently the James Webb Space Telescope captured, in a single image, three separate moments during the death of a star nine billion years ago. Here’s how to view it
A University of Minnesota Twin Cities-led team looked more than 13 billion years into the past to discover a unique, minuscule galaxy that could help astronomers learn more about galaxies that were present shortly after the Big Bang.

Researchers discover tiny galaxy with big star power using James Webb telescope

Galaxy is the smallest ever discovered at this distance—around 500 million years after the Big Bang

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