James Webb Space Telescope
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James Webb telescope reveals 'Sleeping Beauty' galaxies in the early universe — snoozing where they weren't supposed to existUsing 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.
By Shreejaya Karantha Published
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How Trump's budget cuts could affect 2 iconic space telescopes: Hubble and James WebbAt 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.
Partner Content Created With Space.By Monisha Ravisetti Published
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James Webb and Hubble telescopes join forces to explore a cosmic nursery: Space photo of the weekThe mighty James Webb and Hubble space telescopes united to reveal stars being born inside the Small Magellanic Cloud, which orbits the Milky Way.
By Jamie Carter Published
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'Time machine' reveals hidden structures in the universe's first galaxiesUsing the ALMA telescope, astronomers have revealed the internal structure of the first galaxies in the universe, hinting at how our cosmos took shape.
Partner Content Created With Space.By Robert Lea Published
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Whooo's there? James Webb telescope spots rare 'Cosmic Owl'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.
By Abha Jain Published
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James Webb telescope reveals dizzying galaxies in the Bullet Cluster: Space photo of the weekThis 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.
By Shreejaya Karantha Published
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James Webb telescope discovers tentacled 'jellyfish' galaxy swimming through deep spaceA possible new "jellyfish" galaxy discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope could deepen our understanding of galaxy evolution and star formation.
By Perri Thaler Published
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Mysterious 'rogue' objects discovered by James Webb telescope may not actually exist, new simulations hintA new study lends support to the notion that JuMBOs (Jupiter-mass binary objects) discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope in 2023 may be fiction rather than fact.
By Abha Jain Published
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James Webb telescope discovers its first planet — a Saturn-size 'shepherd' still glowing red hot from its formationNestled inside a planetary ring 110 light-years from Earth, a planet spotted by the James Webb telescope is the lightest exoplanet ever detected.
By Ben Turner Published
