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Hidden 'doomed' star revealed by James Webb Space Telescope could solve decades-old mystery
By Patrick Pester published
Researchers have identified a massive red supergiant on the brink of supernova in images from the James Webb Space Telescope, shedding light on a decades-old star mystery.

Hubble went supernova hunting — and found something unexpected: Space photo of the week
By Jamie Carter published
The Hubble Space Telescope reveals how color filters tease out the life cycles of stars in spiral galaxy NGC 6000 — while a surprise asteroid streaks through the frame.

Mysterious cosmic explosion can't be explained, scientists say
By Patrick Pester published
Researchers have detected a gamma-ray burst outside of the Milky Way that's unlike any previously observed. There's no satisfying explanation for the mysterious cosmic explosion, but it may be linked to elusive intermediate-mass black holes.

James Webb telescope discovers 'exceptionally rare' 5-galaxy crash in the early universe
By Shreejaya Karantha published
Near-infrared images from the James Webb Space Telescope revealed five early universe galaxies merging within a large halo.

James Webb telescope captures one of the deepest-ever views of the universe — Space photo of the week
By Jamie Carter published
The James Webb telescope's 100-hour reexamination of one of Hubble's most iconic extragalactic images reveals extraordinary new details.

NASA's Hubble telescope reveals most detailed photos of interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS to date
By Pandora Dewan published
New images from the Hubble telescope show an extrasolar entity as it hurtles through our solar system at speeds of more than 130,000 mph (210,000 km/h).

Space photo of the week: Bizarre 1-armed spiral galaxy stuns Hubble scientists
By Jamie Carter published
Astronomers used the Hubble Space Telescope to image "peculiar" galaxy Arp 184 (NGC 1961) about 190 million light-years away. Remarkably, the spiral galaxy has only one visible arm.
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