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James Webb telescope spots rare 'missing link' galaxy at the dawn of time
By Ben Turner published
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have spotted a rare galaxy at the dawn of time that may be a "missing link" between the oldest generation of stars and the ones we see near Earth.
James Webb Telescope goes 'extreme' and spots baby stars at the edge of the Milky Way (image)
By Robert Lea published
The James Webb Space Telescope has taken things to the extreme, studying the outer edge of our own galaxy, the Milky Way and producing a stunning new image.
Space photo of the week: Entangled galaxies form cosmic smiley face in new James Webb telescope image
By Jamie Carter published
A new image from the James Webb Space Telescope shows Arp 107, home to two merging galaxies, with two bright cores and a "bridge" of dust and gas forming a cosmic smiley face.
Could we turn the sun into a gigantic telescope?
By Paul Sutter published
Using a phenomenon known as gravitational lensing, it might be possible to use the sun as a gigantic telescope to peer deep into space.
The James Webb telescope has brought cosmology to a tipping point. Will it soon reveal new physics?
By Andreea Font published
Right now, it looks like cosmology is at a tipping point. Will the James Webb telescope resolve the issue by revealing new physics?
Monster black hole is starving its host galaxy to death, James Webb telescope reveals
By Ben Turner published
New observations with JWST have confirmed that supermassive black holes have the power to quench star formation across their surrounding galaxies.
What??? James Webb telescope finds giant question mark in space
By Brandon Specktor published
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have discovered a pair of distant galaxies being twisted into a cosmic question mark thanks to a rare form of gravitational lensing.
The James Webb telescope found hundreds of 'little red dots' in the ancient universe. We still don't know what they are.
By Fabio Pacucci published
These small galaxies are either crammed with stars or they host gigantic black holes. The data astronomers have collected continues to puzzle them.
One of the universe's biggest paradoxes could be even weirder than we thought, James Webb telescope study reveals
By Ben Turner published
New James Webb Space Telescope results have revealed that there may not be a Hubble tension after all. But contradictions within the findings point to a deeper mystery.
James Webb telescope spots 6 enormous 'rogue planets' tumbling through space without a star
By Ben Turner published
The James Webb Space Telescope has uncovered six "rogue planets" careening through space without a star. The objects are believed to have formed directly from gas collapse, blurring the lines between planets and stars.
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