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James Webb telescope finds one of our galaxy's rarest stars inside the 'Treasure Chest' globuleSpace Photo of the Week A dazzling new James Webb Space Telescope image reveals about 70 newborn stars buried inside a strangely shaped cloud in the Carina Nebula.
By Jamie Carter Published
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Black hole star? Solar-system-size 'dot' from the early universe is our best evidence yet of a brand-new type of cosmic objectThe James Webb Space Telescope has identified the most promising candidate yet for a black hole star, lurking 660 million years after the Big Bang. The hypothetical entity, which shines 100 billion times brighter than a typical star, could shed light on the origins of the mysterious "little red dots."
By Harry Baker Published
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Astronomers find water in the harsh environment near the Milky Way's black hole — Space photo of the weekSpace Photo of the Week Astronomers detected dust and water surprisingly close to the Milky Way's central black hole, Sagittarius A*, offering a rare direct view of how evolved stars may behave in hostile settings.
By Shreejaya Karantha Published
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James Webb telescope just spotted the oldest, closest pair of black holes in the early universeThe dual black hole system, dubbed LID-1166, is the first close-separation pair of its kind confirmed this early in the universe. The discovery could help to explain how the earliest black holes grew so large, so fast.
By Shreejaya Karantha Published
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James Webb telescope may have revealed the true identity of the 'little red dots'Space photo of the week A new James Webb telescope study suggests the universe's enigmatic "little red dots" may not have vanished after all — they may simply look different as we observe them across cosmic time.
By Jamie Carter Published
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Mysterious 'little red dots' at the beginning time may finally have an explanationAstronomers may have found an unexpected origin for the mysterious "little red dots" that appear to be so common in James Webb Space Telescope surveys of the early universe.
By Ivan Farkas Published
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James Webb telescope captures never-before-seen glimpse of 'Centaur' galaxy's battle wounds — Space photo of the weekSpace Photo of the Week A JWST image of the nearby Centaurus A galaxy reveals star dust, collision scars and the fingerprint of a black hole.
By Jamie Carter Published
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James Webb telescope reveals largest-ever map of the universe's megastructuresUsing the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have created the most detailed map of the cosmic web ever.
By Ivan Farkas Published
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Hubble telescope spots 'impossible' light from a galaxy that shouldn't have been visibleResearchers say the surprising discovery of the faraway galaxy MXDFz4.4 could help explain how the cosmos went from opaque to transparent billions of years ago.
By Olivia Maule Published
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