James Webb Space Telescope
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The James Webb telescope may have discovered a brand new class of cosmic object: the black hole starUsing the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers discovered an extreme version of "little red dots" dubbed "The Cliff." Its light suggests that it could be a never-before-seen class of objects called a "black hole star."
By Shreejaya Karantha Published
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'Completely unexplained': James Webb telescope finds strange 'dark beads' in Saturn's atmosphereThe beads appear above a swirling hexagonal jet stream at the gas giant's north pole, and could emerge from interactions between its magnetosphere and atmosphere.
By Ben Turner Published
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Soar through 44 million stars in Gaia telescope's latest 3D map of our galaxy — Space photo of the weekScientists have used the Gaia Space Telescope to create a 3D map of star kindergartens within the Milky Way, and you can fly through it.
By Sophie Berdugo Published
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James Webb telescope's 'starlit mountaintop' could be the observatory's best image yet — Space photo of the weekThe James Webb Space Telescope has captured infant stars carving peaks of dust and gas in the Pismis 24 star cluster.
By Jamie Carter Published
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JWST finds planet with all-carbon atmosphere orbiting 'black widow' starScientists using the James Webb telescope have spotted an exoplanet orbiting a 'black widow' pulsar in surprising new observations.
By Andy Tomaswick Published
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James Webb telescope finds a warped 'Butterfly Star' shedding its chrysalis — Space photo of the weekThe James Webb Space Telescope has snapped a new view of a planet-forming disk within the Taurus star-forming region.
By Jamie Carter Published
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Will the James Webb telescope finally lead us to alien life?Three years into its mission, the James Webb Space Telescope has advanced the search for alien life more than any machine before it. What will it find next?
By Brandon Specktor Published
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James Webb telescope spots odd disk around star that could shatter planet formation theoriesAstronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have discovered a planet-forming disk that almost entirely lacks water, challenging prevailing theories.
By Elizabeth Howell Published
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'Butterfly Nebula' spreads its wings in dazzling new James Webb telescope imageIn a dazzling new photo, the James Webb Space Telescope zooms in on the Butterfly Nebula — the dying gasps of one of the hottest stars in the sky, which could hold clues to Earth's origins.
By Brandon Specktor Published
