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![An image from the James Webb Space Telescope highlighting JADES-GS-z7-01-QU, the oldest "dead" galaxy ever observed](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MGV8Mv455TmwWvGVySvzMe-320-80.png)
James Webb telescope detects oldest 'dead' galaxy in the known universe — and its death could challenge cosmology
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have detected the oldest "dead" galaxy ever observed, at just 700 million years after the Big Bang. The stalled-out relic defies explanation by our current knowledge of the early cosmos.
![The swirling arms of the grand-design spiral galaxy Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) feature in this new infrared image from the James Webb Space Telescope.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gu4n3wwr3gEivtzCCAJCXa-320-80.jpg)
35 jaw-dropping James Webb Space Telescope images
By Brandon Specktor last updated
From nebulas and black holes to baby star nurseries and ancient collisions, the universe has never looked more beautiful thanks to NASA's $10 billion-telescope.
![JWST-7329: a rare massive galaxy that formed very early in the Universe.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hGtAMg3UhKcWqsbjtuzAMe-320-80.jpg)
James Webb telescope finds ancient galaxy larger than our Milky Way, and it's threatening to upend cosmology
By Ben Turner published
Astronomers believe the first galaxies formed around giant halos of dark matter. But a newly discovered galaxy dating to roughly 13 billion years ago mysteriously appeared long before that process should have occurred.
![Heart Nebula captured on an ASI2600mc-pro with a Triad Narrowband Filter.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/m87UfgLY8PT9PK2MLZSXDM-320-80.jpg)
5 beguiling heart-shaped objects found in space
By Brandon Specktor published
From a 'potentially hazardous' asteroid to a pair of galaxies unable to quell their attraction, here are five of the most beautiful heart-shaped objects seen in space.
![A ring of light with a bright galaxy at its center and another galaxy aligned with the ring like an engagement ring](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bJ6Mx6jsKzYAoXMhgJhgpE-320-80.jpg)
Stunning 'Einstein engagement ring' from the early universe is one of the oldest ever discovered
By Harry Baker published
The Hubble Space Telescope has snapped a stunning photo of one of the most distant Einstein rings ever found. The luminous halo of light aligns perfectly with another galaxy, making it look like a cosmic engagement ring.
![Side view of a galaxy’s active centre blasting out a strong wind of gas in all directions, shown as yellowish-white streaks.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/W8YGoamdVTAgAJySZzhSGe-320-80.jpg)
Star-killing 'black hole wind' spotted in a distant galaxy could explain a major mystery at the Milky Way's center
By Joanna Thompson published
For the first time, scientists discovered a powerful 'black hole wind' that blew through a nearby galaxy for hundreds of days, crushing star formation and reshaping the galaxy. Something similar may already have happened in the Milky Way.
![ESO 420-G013's perfectly round disk of stars resembles a baseball. Image credit:](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eeFgYp2Jtk5VxLrdtPB6AH-320-80.jpg)
Space photo of the week: Hubble catches a 'baseball galaxy' with a black hole heart
By Jamie Carter published
ESO 420-G013 is a face-on spiral galaxy with an almost perfectly round disk and an active black hole lighting up its starry guts.
![An illustration shows a galaxy ensnared within a cosmic web of gas dust.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/e64kebrCPiMggZAswMtVEf-320-80.jpg)
How do galaxies grow while ensnared in the universe's cosmic web?
By Robert Lea published
New simulations show how thousands of galaxies evolve by traveling through the strands of gas, dust and stars that make up the universe's "cosmic web."
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