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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope spotted a question mark in deep space. It could be 2 galaxies colliding.
Webb stumbled upon an orange question mark in the distant cosmos. Is the universe taunting us? No, …
Sonam Sheth,Morgan McFall-Joh…
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James Webb Space Telescope discovers Jupiter has a jet stream whipping around the planet at 320 mph, twice as fast as Earth's fiercest hurricanes
NASA scientists have discovered a 3,000-mile-wide jet stream around Jupiter's equator, thanks to th…
Grace Eliza Goodwin
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James Webb Telescope captures colorful, glittering image of the chaotic center of the Milky Way galaxy, revealing never-before-seen details
The new image of the Milky Way from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope could help scientists underst…
Grace Eliza Goodwin
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New photo from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope reveals the colors of Earendel, the farthest star ever detected
The star, which appears as a red dot inside a streak in the image, is more than twice as hot as the…
Grace Eliza Goodwin,Morgan Mc…
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The James Webb Space Telescope found a molecular building block of life hiding in the Orion Nebula
New images from the Webb Telescope revealed methyl cation, or CH3+ molecule, in a young star system…
Natalie Musumeci,Morgan McFal…
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New James Webb Space Telescope image shows 45,000 galaxies in unprecedented detail
The James Webb Space Telescope turned its sights on a special region in space, where it has reveale…
Jessica Orwig
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NASA's Webb Space Telescope shows off its most detailed image of Uranus yet, revealing storms and a 21-year-long winter in exquisite detail
Surprising details in this new portrait of the planet Uranus show why NASA's James Webb Space Teles…
Paul Squire,Morgan McFall-Joh…
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A new image from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope blows past Hubble again, revealing an iconic supernova in unprecedented detail
The supernova, which was first discovered in 1987, has a keyhole-like formation, full of clumpy gas…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Grace E…
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NASA's James Webb and X-ray telescopes combine powers to discover the most distant black hole ever in a rare state of infancy
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope found the most distant black hole ever growing near the dawn of t…
Grace Eliza Goodwin
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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope captures stunning image of the wreckage of 2 galaxies crashing into each other
Galaxy NGC 3256 was formed after a 'head-on' collision between two galaxies around 500 million year…
Marianne Guenot
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A dreamy new image from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope shows the birth of 50 sun-like stars
Webb's vibrant one-year anniversary image shows about 50 stars in various stages of formation about…
Grace Eliza Goodwin,Morgan Mc…
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I meticulously schedule the world's most powerful space telescope, the James Webb, so we can capture the cosmos in ways we've never seen before
Kari Bosley became the lead mission planner for the James Webb Space Telescope despite the hurdles …
Maiya Focht
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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope reveals a secret star Hubble missed, maybe solving the mystery of a dying star's multi-layered nebula
Webb's new image of the Ring Nebula spots details the Hubble Space Telescope missed, including arcs…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Jenny M…
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NASA released stunning new space images by combining the visual powers of the James Webb Space Telescope and Chandra X-ray Observatory
New NASA images of two galaxies, a star cluster, and a nebula use X-ray technology to enhance glimp…
Jacob Zinkula
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Side-by-side images of a whirlpool galaxy show details NASA's James Webb telescope captured but Hubble missed
The images show the majestic spiral arms of the M51, a galaxy located 27 million light-years away i…
Ellie Zolfagharifard,Marianne…
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NASA's James Webb telescope discovers the earliest strand of a mysterious 'cosmic web' that links galaxies
The James Webb Space Telescope spotted a long, narrow filament of ten galaxies that existed 830 mil…
Marianne Guenot
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NASA's James Webb telescope captured the spectacular death throes of a star 2,600 light year away
The image shows a doughnut-shaped structure of glowing gas known as the Ring Nebula in unprecedente…
Marianne Guenot
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NASA's James Webb gave a stunning look at the death throes of a star, capturing details Hubble missed
Understanding the last moments of stars is important because they hold the building blocks of life.…
Marianne Guenot
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James Webb Space Telescope spots a supermassive black hole in the early universe, much sooner after the Big Bang than scientists can explain
NASA's Webb telescope spotted an active supermassive black hole that existed 570 million years afte…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Jenny M…
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James Webb telescope likely spots first supernova
The powerful next-generation James Webb Space Telescope may have likely spotted its first supernova…