Science Themes

A sampling of science cases for Charting the Rise of Metals, Dust, and the First Galaxies

The Rise of Metals: Utilize the unique power of the infrared fine-structure emission lines to trace the rise of metals from the first galaxies until today.

The First Dust: To quantify the dust enrichment history of the Universe, uncover its composition and physical conditions, reveal the first cosmic sources of dust, and probe the properties of the earliest star formation.

Birth of Galaxies During the Cosmic Dark Ages: Probing the Birth of Galaxies through Warm H2 emission During the Cosmic Dark Ages.