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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.
James Webb telescope finds universe's smallest 'failed star' in cluster full of mystery molecules
By Joanna Thompson published
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have spotted what may be the smallest known brown dwarf, a "failed star" that's only three or four times larger than Jupiter.
James Webb telescope finds 'vanishing' galaxy from the dawn of the universe
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
The early galaxy AzTECC71 is so far away it keeps disappearing from telescope observations. A new study by the James Webb Space Telescope finally pins it down.
James Webb telescope discovers dark secret of 'The Brick,' a gas cloud flipping assumptions about how stars are born
By Robert Lea published
Peering deep into 'The Brick,' a dark, chaotic gas cloud at the heart of the Milky Way, the James Webb Space Telescope uncovered secrets that could shake up theories of star formation.
James Webb telescope reveals 'nursery' of 500,000 stars in the chaotic heart of the Milky Way
By Jamie Carter published
A dazzling new James Webb telescope image of the region near the Milky Way's central black hole reveals thousands of newborn stars among the "most extreme cosmic environment" in the galaxy.
James Webb telescope reveals gargantuan 'Mothra' star in most colorful image of the universe ever taken
By Jamie Carter published
The James Webb and Hubble space telescopes have combined forces to image a cluster of galaxies 4.3 billion light-years away in one of the most colorful pictures of the universe ever taken.
James Webb telescope discovers 2 of the oldest galaxies in the universe
By Brandon Specktor published
The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered a cosmic 'peanut' and 'fluff ball' that happen to be two of the four oldest galaxies in the known universe.
James Webb telescope discovers 'Cosmic Vine' of 20 connected galaxies sprawling through the early universe
By Brandon Specktor published
The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered a massive chain of 20 galaxies in the early universe, raising questions about the formation of the largest structures in the cosmos.
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