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James Webb telescope breaks own record, discovering farthest known galaxy in the universeThe 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.
By Skyler Ware Last updated
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James Webb telescope finds supermassive black hole hidden inside 'Jekyll and Hyde' galaxyThe 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.
By Patrick Pester Published
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Mysterious galaxy trapped in 'the void' keeps churning out stars without fuelResearchers are puzzled as to how the dwarf galaxy NGC 6789 continues to make new stars, despite being stuck in the gas-famished Local Void.
By Joanna Thompson Published
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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.
By Benjamin Pope Published
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Astronomers spot the most powerful and distant 'odd radio circle' ever seenWith help from citizen scientists, astronomers have found the most powerful and distant "odd radio circle" ever detected.
By Joanna Thompson Published
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Hubble went supernova hunting — and found something unexpected: Space photo of the weekThe 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.
By Jamie Carter Published
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A 'Great Wave' is rippling through our galaxy, pushing thousands of stars out of placeA giant 'wave' is rippling through the Milky Way, pushing thousands of stars across the galaxy, and scientists don't know what triggered it.
By Elizabeth Howell Published
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Scientists shocked to find rare 'Einstein cross' with a surprise in its centerAn image of a distant galaxy warped by a cosmic magnifying glass reveals a massive blob of dark matter hiding in plain sight.
By Joanna Thompson Published
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Colossal black hole 36 billion times the mass of our sun is one of the largest ever seen in the universeWe know little about how young galaxies and their black holes grew up.
By Elizabeth Howell Published
