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James Webb telescope may have found the first stars in the universe, new study claimsThe James Webb Space Telescope may have discovered Population III stars, the universe's first generation of stars. They may tell us more about how galaxies form.
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Astronomers discover bizarre 'runaway' planet that's acting like a star, eating 6 billion tons per secondThe James Webb and Very Large telescopes spotted a free-floating planet accreting material at a record rate, displaying behavior similar to how stars form. Scientists aren't clear as to why.
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'Most pristine' star ever seen discovered at the Milky Way's edge — and could be a direct descendant of the universe's first starsAstronomers have discovered a surprisingly "pristine" red giant with the lowest concentration of heavy elements ever seen in a star. It is likely a direct descendant of one of the universe's first stars.
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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.'
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A 'Great Wave' is rippling through our galaxy, pushing thousands of stars out of placeA giant 'wave' is rippling through the Milky Way, pushing thousands of stars across the galaxy, and scientists don't know what triggered it.
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Stars live longer, stranger lives after nearly being swallowed by a black holeA new study shows survivor stars can live billions of years longer than normal, carrying chemical fingerprints of their violent encounters with the Milky Way's black hole.
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See the moon, Venus and Regulus in a rare triple conjunction tomorrowWatch the crescent moon, Venus and the bright star Regulus align in a rare predawn close conjunction tomorrow.
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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.
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Scientists may finally know why the first stars in the universe left no traceThe very first stars in the universe may have been much smaller than scientists thought — potentially explaining why we can't find evidence of them today.
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