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JWST watches auroras on Jupiter glow hundreds of times brighter than those on Earth (video)

The James Webb Space Telescope has observed glowing auroras on Jupiter like never before. Scientists pointed the James Webb Space…

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New JWST observations of ‘trans-Neptunian objects’ could help reveal our solar system’s past

In a distant corner of our solar system called the Kuiper Belt, icy bodies lurk in the darkness, orbiting our…

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Record-breaking ‘dead’ galaxy discovered by JWST lived fast and died young in the early universe

Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have found the most distant (and thus the earliest) massive “dead” galaxy…

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JWST Spots Remains of Alien Planet That Fell into a Star

JWST Spots Remains of Alien Planet That Fell into a Star NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope provided a closer look…

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JWST Delivers Best-Yet Look at That Worrisome Asteroid

JWST Delivers Best-Yet Look at That Worrisome Asteroid New observations from the James Webb Space Telescope show that the potentially…

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Asteroid 2024 YR4 could still hit the moon, JWST observations reveal

There is a small chance of asteroid 2024 YR4 striking the moon ESA/NASA For a brief period earlier this year,…

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Liftoff! NASA launches SPHEREx telescope — an infrared observatory that will help JWST solve the mysteries of the universe

NASA has launched a new infrared space telescope into orbit that is set to rival the James Webb Space Telescope…

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China is building a space telescope to rival the JWST — and it could survive in orbit decades longer

China’s space agency is building a new space telescope that will rival current top-tier observatories. Known as the China Space…

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JWST Spies a Giant Space Hamburger—and Maybe Planetary Origins, Too

I remember once going to a restaurant and, being pretty hungry, ordering the biggest burger on their menu. I grossly…

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NASA’s new SPHEREx space telescope to launch in February — it can do what the JWST can’t

In late February, if all goes to plan, a new character will enter NASA’s space telescope epic. It’s an eggshell…

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