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'A collision within a collision': Neutron star merger hiding in mini-galaxy could answer 2 big astrophysics questions
A powerful "gamma-ray burst" has been seen exploding from merging neutron stars hidden within a previously unknown mini-galaxy leftover from an ancient cosmic crash. The "collision within a collision" could help answer multiple astrophysics questions, researchers say.
James Webb telescope breaks own record, discovering farthest known galaxy in the universe
The James Webb Space Telescope has confirmed the most distant, early galaxy in the known universe. The new contender, MoM-z14, is visible just 280 million years after the Big Bang.
James Webb telescope finds supermassive black hole hidden inside 'Jekyll and Hyde' galaxy
The discovery of a hidden supermassive black hole inside an ancient galaxy suggests that some of our universe's most extreme objects could be invisible unless observed in infrared wavelengths, James Webb telescope observations reveal.
Mysterious galaxy trapped in 'the void' keeps churning out stars without fuel
Researchers are puzzled as to how the dwarf galaxy NGC 6789 continues to make new stars, despite being stuck in the gas-famished Local Void.
We sharpened the James Webb telescope's vision from a million miles away. Here's how.
A small piece of metal engineered in Australia helped sharpen the James Webb telescope's vision from a million miles away.
Astronomers spot the most powerful and distant 'odd radio circle' ever seen
With help from citizen scientists, astronomers have found the most powerful and distant "odd radio circle" ever detected.
Hubble went supernova hunting — and found something unexpected: Space photo of the week
The Hubble Space Telescope reveals how color filters tease out the life cycles of stars in spiral galaxy NGC 6000 — while a surprise asteroid streaks through the frame.
A 'Great Wave' is rippling through our galaxy, pushing thousands of stars out of place
A giant 'wave' is rippling through the Milky Way, pushing thousands of stars across the galaxy, and scientists don't know what triggered it.
