James Webb Space Telescope
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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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James Webb telescope celebrates Halloween with eerie image of a dying sun — it's what our own might look like one dayThis Halloween, the James Webb Space Telescope has served us up a stunning image of the Red Spider Nebula. It could be a glimpse of our solar system will in the distant future.
By Ben Turner Published
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'Puzzling' object discovered by James Webb telescope may be the earliest known galaxy in the universeWhile scouring images from the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers spotted Capotauro, "one of the most puzzling discoveries" to date.
By Sophie Berdugo Published
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James Webb telescope finds that galaxies in the early universe were much more chaotic than we thoughtUsing the James Webb Space Telescope, scientists have charted billions of years of galactic evolution, finding that galaxies near the dawn of time were much more chaotic than they are today.
By Elizabeth Howell Published
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James Webb telescope finds something 'very exciting' shooting out of first black hole ever imagedUsing the James Webb Space Telescope's infrared camera, scientists have captured the gigantic jet blasting out of M87* in a new light.
By Sophie Berdugo Published
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Hidden 'doomed' star revealed by James Webb Space Telescope could solve decades-old mysteryResearchers have identified a massive red supergiant on the brink of supernova in images from the James Webb Space Telescope, shedding light on a decades-old star mystery.
By Patrick Pester Published
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James Webb telescope could have spotted controversial 'dark stars' in the far universeUsing observations from the James Webb Space Telescope, astrophysicists have spotted what they say is compelling evidence of a new type of cosmic object called a 'dark star.'
By Sophie Berdugo Published
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James Webb telescope finds 'remarkable' evidence that a black hole plowed through a galaxy, leaving an enormous scar behindUsing JWST and ALMA data, astronomers have spotted a superlong and narrow 'galactic contrail,' possibly produced by a black hole. The gas- and dust-rich tail is 20,000 light-years long but just 650 light-years wide.
By Abha Jain Published
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The James Webb telescope proves Einstein right, 8 times over — Space photo of the weekThe James Webb Space Telescope's latest image shows eight spectacular examples of gravitational lensing, a phenomenon that Albert Einstein first predicted some 100 years ago.
By Jamie Carter Published
