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'The bottom line is, I told you so': JWST observations upend standard model of how galaxies form, new study claims
By Ben Turner published
The James Webb Space Telescope's discovery of unusually bright and massive galaxies soon after the Big Bang has cast doubt on the standard model of galaxy evolution and bolstered a rival theory for how physics may work on large scales, according to a team of astronomers.
James Webb Space Telescope is 'science and magic rolled together,' says iconic astronomer Maggie Aderin-Pocock
By Ben Turner published
Maggie Aderin-Pocock tells us about the power of the James Webb Space Telescope and how she inspires disadvantaged students to enter STEM.
James Webb telescope watches ancient supernova replay 3 times — and confirms something is seriously wrong in our understanding of the universe
By Ben Turner published
The James Webb Space Telescope has zoomed in on an ancient supernova, revealing fresh evidence that a crisis in cosmology called the Hubble tension isn't going anywhere soon.
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.
A moon of Uranus could have a hidden ocean, James Webb Space Telescope finds
By Robert Lea published
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have found that Ariel, a moon of Uranus, has some of the most carbon dioxide-rich deposits in the solar system, hinting at a buried water ocean.
This impossibly massive black hole wasn't very hungry during the dawn of time
By Robert Lea published
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered an improbably huge black hole near the dawn of time, which doesn't seem to be eating near as much as it should.
James Webb telescope reveals long-studied baby star is actually 'twins' — and they're throwing identical tantrums
By Harry Baker published
New observations from the James Webb Space Telescope revealed that a distant protostar is actually a pair of baby binary stars that are spitting out parallel energy jets as they gobble up giant disks of gas and dust.
'We were amazed': Scientists find hidden structure in nebula captured by James Webb telescope
By Keith Cooper published
Submillimeter wavelength radio observations of the Southern Ring Nebula have identified that it's actually a double ring, shaped by the interactions of three stars.
Space photo of the week: James Webb telescope reveals surprising starburst in ancient galaxy
By Jamie Carter published
New infrared observations from the James Webb Space Telescope unveil a galaxy far, far away that's creating new stars.
8 stunning James Webb Space Telescope discoveries made in 2023
By Ben Turner published
The oldest ever black holes, a preview of our solar system's gory demise, and a measurement of distant starlight that threatens to bring the standard of cosmology crashing down — here are the JWST's wildest discoveries of 2023.
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