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'The bottom line is, I told you so': JWST observations upend standard model of how galaxies form, new study claimsThe 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.
By Ben Turner Published
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James Webb Space Telescope discovers mysterious 'red monster' galaxies so large they shouldn't existThe James Webb telescope has spotted three gigantic "red monster" galaxies that were spawned soon after the Big Bang. They're so large they could rewrite the laws of galactic evolution.
By Ben Turner Published
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Black holes could be driving the expansion of the universe, new study suggestsAn artist's rendering of a black hole
By Ben Turner Published
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James Webb telescope discovers 'inside out galaxy' near the dawn of timeA bright spiral galaxy appears on a background of thousands of other distant galaxies
By Ben Turner Published
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Are we wrong about the age of the universe? The James Webb telescope is raising big questions.Some of the earliest galaxies found with JWST are also the brightest. That's a problem for our ideas about the universe.
By Sandro Tacchella Published
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James Webb Space Telescope is 'science and magic rolled together,' says iconic astronomer Maggie Aderin-PocockMaggie Aderin-Pocock tells us about the power of the James Webb Space Telescope and how she inspires disadvantaged students to enter STEM.
By Ben Turner Published
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James Webb telescope watches ancient supernova replay 3 times — and confirms something is seriously wrong in our understanding of the universeThe 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.
By Ben Turner Published
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James Webb telescope spots rare 'missing link' galaxy at the dawn of timeAstronomers 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.
By Ben Turner Published
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Early galaxies weren't mystifyingly massive after all, James Webb Space Telescope finds'The bottom line is, there is no crisis in terms of the standard model of cosmology.
By Charles Q. Choi Published
