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![A JWST photo showing a galaxy in the shape of a penguin](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jv8k2WJoGyuYHiW6JLC8p3-320-80.jpg)
Space photo of the week: Warped 'penguin galaxy' spotted by JWST is waddling toward certain doom
By Brandon Specktor published
To mark its second anniversary of operations, James Webb Space Telescope scientists share a stunning view of the Penguin and Egg galaxies as they slowly collide.
![A swirling orange and red disc with a black sphere at its center with a widing white line emerging from it. A black box with pixelated red, green and white shapes within it](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9Rcrhtf4eWFSJCWCvNDSZg-320-80.jpg)
James Webb Space Telescope sees an ancient black hole dance with colliding galaxies
By Robert Lea published
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have witnessed the dramatic dance between a supermassive black hole-powered quasar and merging galaxies less than a billion years after the Big Bang.
![Mysterious objects or "little red dots" seen in the early universe by the JWST](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yULPC3iiRVDBL2LKyJvoh7-320-80.jpg)
Forbidden black holes and ancient stars hide in these 'tiny red dots'
By Robert Lea published
The James Webb Space Telescope found "tiny red dots" in the early universe representing overgrown supermassive black holes and stars that are impossibly old for the infant cosmos.
![A photo of the Subaru Telescope against the night sky with the Milky Way clearly visible](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/R5NxQuS6ffoMWwu5r6VpWj-320-80.jpg)
The Milky Way may be surrounded by 'too many' mini galaxies, new discoveries reveal
By Harry Baker published
Astronomers have just discovered two dwarf galaxy candidates orbiting our galaxy. The orientation of these entities suggests there could be up to 500 similar stellar clusters circling the Milky Way, which is more than double previous estimates.
![A series of glistening, golden dots in the center of the image show an ancient galaxy glowing in the early universe, surrounding by countless bright stars and galaxies](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xkh3UmZnWS5KrLrppzufPD-320-80.jpg)
'The early universe is nothing like we expected': James Webb telescope reveals 'new understanding' of how galaxies formed at cosmic dawn
By Ben Turner published
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have observed five extremely dense proto-globular clusters along a hair-thin arc of glittering stars. The discovery could help them understand how the earliest galaxies formed.
![spiral galaxy](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GKx4xKR4arNoYNRKdedtae-320-80.jpg)
Space photo of the week: Hubble roars back to life with exquisite image of nearby galaxy
By Jamie Carter published
The sparkling galaxy NGC 1546 stars in Hubble's first new image since changing to its new "one-gyro mode," ending the telescope's roughly month-long break.
![An artist's impression of a supermassive black hole, wreathed in orange gas, waking up from a long slumber](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FfHUzwuWnNHzPp4vXLeup8-320-80.jpg)
Supermassive black hole roars to life before astronomers' eyes in world-1st observations
By Ben Turner published
Astronomers may be watching a supermassive black hole "waking up" from a long slumber for the first time ever. The researchers think the black hole may have gotten its hands on a glut of new material to devour, causing an uptick in brightness.
![A NASA satellite image of the sky, with a hot, dusty galaxy circled in magenta](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pjCgXoDuVfAQV5SRzErjP8-320-80.jpg)
7 potential 'alien megastructures' spotted in our galaxy are not what they seem
By Paul Sutter published
Scientists recently identified seven stars in the Milky Way that could potentially be gigantic alien structures called Dyson spheres. New research proposes an alternative explanation: Those are just cosmic "hot DOGs" in disguise.
![A deep field image from JWST showing stars and galaxies](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cYjWfReCzDJT7BSQMZqLqK-320-80.jpg)
James Webb telescope finds carbon at the dawn of the universe, challenging our understanding of when life could have emerged
By Ben Turner published
The James Webb Space Telescope has found carbon in a galaxy just 350 million years after the Big Bang. That could mean life began much earlier too, a new study argues.
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