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James Webb telescope solves 20-year-old Hubble conundrum — and it could finally explain why the universe’s oldest planets exist
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has just solved a 20-year-old mystery about how ancient stars could host massive planets.…
Read More »James Webb telescope uncovers massive ‘grand design’ spiral galaxy in the early universe — and scientists can’t explain how it got so big, so fast
Researchers just found an unexpected galaxy using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The large swirl of stars is known…
Read More »James Webb Space Telescope catches monster black hole napping after ‘overeating’ in the early universe
Napping after overfeeding on food is a dilemma many of us will be fortunate to face on Christmas Day. New…
Read More »James Webb Space Telescope witnesses Firefly Sparkle galaxy ‘being assembled brick by brick’ (image, video)
A relic galaxy has been uncovered from the early universe, revealing new clues about what our own galaxy, the Milky…
Read More »James Webb telescope spots more than 100 new asteroids between Jupiter and Mars — and some are heading toward Earth
Astronomers analyzing archival images from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have discovered an unexpectedly vast population of the smallest…
Read More »‘We know so little’: Bizarre ‘runaway’ planets discovered by James Webb telescope may be failed stars in disguise
Mysterious pairs of “rogue,” Jupiter-size objects may have arisen from embryonic stars, a new study suggests. The theory could explain…
Read More »Latest James Webb data hints at new physics in Universe’s expansion
Earlier this year, JWST researchers reported on measurements built on last year’s confirmation based on Webb data that Hubble’s measurements…
Read More »Spiderweb protocluster is filled with baby galaxies, James Webb Space Telescope reveals (image)
Astronomers have used the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to explore the strands of the Spiderweb protocluster. While the $10…
Read More »James Webb Space Telescope smashes its own record to find the earliest galaxies that ever existed
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has discovered a handful of possible galaxies that could be among the earliest to…
Read More »Space photo of the week: James Webb telescope spots a secret star factory in the Sombrero Galaxy
What it is: Sombrero Galaxy (M104), a spiral galaxy. Where it is: 30 million light-years distant in the Virgo constellation.…
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