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TRAPPIST-1e might have an atmosphere, JWST hints
By Ryan MacDonald, Hannah Wakeford published
Scientists studying the rocky exoplanet TRAPPIST-1e may have found hints of an atmosphere. If confirmed, it could be an important step toward finding a habitable world outside our solar system.

James Webb telescope's 'starlit mountaintop' could be the observatory's best image yet — Space photo of the week
By Jamie Carter published
The James Webb Space Telescope has captured infant stars carving peaks of dust and gas in the Pismis 24 star cluster.

James Webb telescope finds a warped 'Butterfly Star' shedding its chrysalis — Space photo of the week
By Jamie Carter published
The James Webb Space Telescope has snapped a new view of a planet-forming disk within the Taurus star-forming region.

James Webb telescope spots odd disk around star that could shatter planet formation theories
By Elizabeth Howell published
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have discovered a planet-forming disk that almost entirely lacks water, challenging prevailing theories.

James Webb telescope discovers 'exceptionally rare' 5-galaxy crash in the early universe
By Shreejaya Karantha published
Near-infrared images from the James Webb Space Telescope revealed five early universe galaxies merging within a large halo.

'Butterfly Nebula' spreads its wings in dazzling new James Webb telescope image
By Brandon Specktor published
In 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.

James Webb telescope pinpoints brightest FRB ever detected
By Brandon Specktor published
Astronomers using the James Webb telescope alongside Canada's CHIME telescope have pinpointed the origin of one of the brightest blasts of radio energy ever detected in Earth's skies.

James Webb telescope spots earliest black hole in the known universe, looking 'as far back as you can practically go'
By Skyler Ware published
Astronomers using the James Webb telescope have zoomed in on a 'Little Red Dot' that existed just 500 million years after the Big Bang, and found that it may contain the earliest known black hole in the universe.
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