James Webb Space Telescope
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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.
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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
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James Webb Space Telescope reveals thick cosmic dust of Sagittarius B2, the most enormous star-forming cloud in the Milky Way — Space photo of the weekThe James Webb Space Telescope has uncovered dazzling newborn stars and thick cosmic dust in Sagittarius B2, the Milky Way's most enormous star-forming cloud.
By Jamie Carter Published
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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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