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'The most significant JWST finding to date': James Webb spots — then loses — a giant planet orbiting in the habitable zone of our closest sun-like star

By Elizabeth Howell published

Alpha Centauri may have a "disappearing planet', new James Webb Space Telescope observations hint. If confirmed, it could be the closest alien planet to Earth that orbits in its star's habitable zone.

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Moon halos are closely related to "sun dogs", a solar phenomenon where pillars of light appear on either side of the sun.

Stunning 'sun dogs' could sparkle in alien skies, James Webb Space Telescope suggests

By Sharmila Kuthunur Partner Content Created With Space. published

High-speed winds on exoplanet WASP-17b may align quartz crystals in its atmosphere and create dazzling light effects like "sun dogs."

The James Webb Space Telescope's snap of the Apep nebula in false color.

James Webb telescope spies 2 dying stars spilling their guts

By Ben Turner published

Captured in infrared light by the James Webb Space Telescope, the peculiar star system Apep consists of two dying stars spewing their innards at each other.

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This image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) of star-forming region NGC 604 shows how stellar winds from bright, hot young stars carve out cavities in surrounding gas and dust.

James Webb telescope reveals 'Sleeping Beauty' galaxies in the early universe — snoozing where they weren't supposed to exist

By Shreejaya Karantha published

Using data from the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered dormant galaxies with a wide range of masses in the first billion years after the Big Bang, moving one step closer to understanding how early galaxies grow.

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How Trump's budget cuts could affect 2 iconic space telescopes: Hubble and James Webb

By Monisha Ravisetti Partner Content Created With Space. published

At the 246th American Astronomical Society meeting in Alaska last month, scientists discussed how Trump's budget cuts could affect operations for the Hubble Space Telescope and JWST.

James Webb and Hubble telescopes join forces to explore a cosmic nursery: Space photo of the week

By Jamie Carter published

The mighty James Webb and Hubble space telescopes united to reveal stars being born inside the Small Magellanic Cloud, which orbits the Milky Way.

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A family portrait of galaxies from the CRISTAL survey. Red shows cold gas traced by ALMA’s [CII] observations. Blue and green represent starlight captured by the Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes

'Time machine' reveals hidden structures in the universe's first galaxies

By Robert Lea Partner Content Created With Space. published

Using the ALMA telescope, astronomers have revealed the internal structure of the first galaxies in the universe, hinting at how our cosmos took shape.

Whooo's there? James Webb telescope spots rare 'Cosmic Owl'

By Abha Jain published

Located billions of light-years away, the "Cosmic Owl" is a pair of colliding ring galaxies spotted by the JWST. It's also an "exceptional natural laboratory" for studying how galaxies evolve.

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James Webb telescope reveals dizzying galaxies in the Bullet Cluster: Space photo of the week

By Shreejaya Karantha published

This unprecedented view of the Bullet Cluster provided by the James Webb Space Telescope and the Chandra X-ray Observatory reveals how the dark matter is distributed.

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James Webb telescope discovers tentacled 'jellyfish' galaxy swimming through deep space

By Perri Thaler published

A possible new "jellyfish" galaxy discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope could deepen our understanding of galaxy evolution and star formation.

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