When observing our closest neighbouring stars, astronomers quickly realised that our Sun stands out from its peers of similar age, possessing a notably greater metallicity.
Transients are a broad class of events, referring to observations where some measurable change occurs, typically in brightness, over relatively short timescales.
It is not quite understood why we are able to observe supermassive black holes (SMBHs) early in our universe’s history. Leading theories can be separated into two camps.