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James Webb telescope reveals targets for the next year, including monster black holes, exomoons, dark energy — and more
By Robert Lea published
The beloved James Webb Space Telescope will soon begin working on a fascinating to-do list for 2024 and 2025, including research into black holes, alien moons, dark energy and more.
James Webb telescope reveals collection of ancient galaxies that 'transformed the entire universe'
By Robert Lea published
New observations with the James Webb Space Telescope reveal that dwarf galaxies in the early universe released enough collective radiation to change the cosmos forever.
James Webb telescope spots trouble in Orion Nebula: Stellar winds are eroding planet-forming material around a young star
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
A group of extremely bright stars may be slowly reshaping the Orion Nebula and stopping one of their neighbors from forming planets, new James Webb Space Telescope observations suggest.
'Finally, we have the evidence': James Webb telescope spots neutron star hiding in wreckage of famous 1987 supernova
By Robert Lea published
A neutron star spotted by the James Webb Space Telescope stayed hidden for 37 years while lurking in the wreckage of a stellar explosion, Supernova 1987A.
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.
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.
James Webb telescope makes ultra-rare detection of 2 planets orbiting dead stars
By Robert Lea published
The James Webb Space Telescope has detected two alien planets orbiting white dwarfs, the collapsed husks of once-mighty stars. The discovery offers a hint of what our solar system will look like after the sun's eventual demise.
'Mind-blowing' James Webb telescope images reveal 19 spiral galaxies in the greatest detail ever seen
By Isobel Whitcomb published
New James Webb telescope images reveal 19 Milky Way-like spiral galaxies in more intricate detail than has ever been seen before.
Right again, Einstein: New snapshot of 1st black hole to be photographed confirms relativity
By Kiley Price published
The new black hole image offers further confirmation for Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity.
Physics-breaking 'rogue' objects spotted by James Webb telescope are emitting radio signals that scientists can't explain
By Abha Jain published
A bizarre object discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope may be a pair of 'rogue' planets ― but a new study finds they are emitting radio signals rarely seen from other worlds.
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