James Webb Space Telescope
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James Webb telescope uncovers new, 'hidden' type of black hole never seen beforeBy combining data from the Subaru Telescope and James Webb Space Telescope, researchers have discovered distant quasars that are obscured by dust but which may shed light on Little Red Dots.
By Shreejaya Karantha Published
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James Webb telescope discovers frozen water around alien starThe discovery of water ice around a distant star is allowing scientists to study how the key ingredient for life is delivered to young planets beyond our solar system.
By Sharmila Kuthunur Published
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James Webb Space Telescope finds a wild black hole growth spurt in galaxies at 'cosmic noon'Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have peered into galaxies that existed at cosmic noon to hunt ravenously feeding black holes and bursts of starbirth.
By Robert Lea Published
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Did the James Webb telescope really discover aliens? The truth about K2-18b.A study suggesting the exoplanet K2-18b shows potential signs of alien life has been met with skepticism from the scientific community. Here’s the truth about what the James Webb Space Telescope saw.
By Brandon Specktor Published
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James Webb telescope solves 'impossible' black hole mysteryAstronomers have used the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to revisit a misunderstood black hole thought to be gulping matter 40 times faster than the theoretical limit. It turns out, dust may have obscured the truth.
By Shreejaya Karantha Published
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James Webb telescope reveals hidden past of the Crystal Ball Nebula - Space Photo of the WeekThe James Webb Space Telescope has pointed its infrared optics at the 'Crystal Ball Nebula' NGC 1514, a planetary nebula studied since the late 1800s.
By Jamie Carter Published
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James Webb telescope spots Milky Way's long-lost 'twin' near the dawn of timeThe James Webb Space Telescope has discovered Zhúlóng, a candidate for the most distant spiral galaxy in the universe. The perplexing Milky Way 'twin' dates to 1 billion years after the Big Bang, and appears too big to explain.
By Brandon Specktor Published
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The James Webb telescope reveals the truth about a planet that crashed into its own starScientists thought they saw a distant star swallow a planet for the first time ever. But new observations from the James Webb Space Telescope suggest something very different, but equally rare, may have happened instead.
By Elana Spivack Published
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Record-breaking 'dead' galaxy discovered by JWST lived fast and died young in the early universeThe most distant and earliest "dead" massive galaxy ever seen shows some galaxies lived fast and died young shortly after the Big Bang.
By Robert Lea Published
