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James Webb Space Telescope spies record-breaking 'failed star' that shouldn't exist (video)

The James Webb Space Telescope has observed record-breaking free-floating "failed star" and two other brown dwarfs. The discovery could help scientists better determine where the line between a planet and a star is drawn.

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James Webb Space Telescope's 'Cosmic Christmas Bauble' earns spot in White House Advent Calendar (photo, video)

The James Webb Space Telescope has imaged a "Cosmic Christmas Bauble" that is actually the aftermath of a supernova. The stunning picture of Cassiopeia A was revealed by Jill Biden as part of the first-ever White House Advent Calendar.

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New NASA Image Reveals the Invisible Beauty of Stellar Explosions

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope captures the explosive aftermath of supernova remnant Cassiopeia A in all its infrared splendor.

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James Webb Space Telescope bites cosmic burger to create 1st ice map of planet-forming disk

The James Webb Space Telescope has taken a bite out of a cosmic burger to create a 2D inventory of different forms of ice surrounding a planet-birthing disk.

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James Webb telescope finds water in roiling disk of gas around ultra-hot star for 1st time ever

The James Webb Space Telescope's discovery of water and other molecules in the inner region of a hot protoplanetary disk suggests that rocky, Earth-like planets may be able to form in some very extreme environments.

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James Webb Space Telescope pierces through dust to find an ancient ghostly galaxy

A ghostlike dusty galaxy from the early universe might represent a whole population of hidden galaxies.

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Earth-like planets may form even in harsh environments, James Webb Space Telescope finds

The James Webb Space Telescope has found water and organic carbon molecules in the vicinity of a massive, active young star.

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James Webb Space Telescope spies a newborn star in its cosmic crib (image)

The James Webb Space Telescope stared through the gas and dust surrounding an infant star around 1,000 light-years away to see the turbulent outflows it is generating.

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James Webb Space Telescope discovers 'Cosmic Vine' of 20 connected galaxies in the early universe

The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered a massive chain of 20 galaxies in the early universe, raising questions about the formation of the largest structures in the cosmos.

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James Webb Space Telescope sees major star factory near the Milky Way's black hole (image)

The JWST has imaged an intense region of star-formation near the black hole at the center of the Milky Way, making findings that could be key to understanding the earliest galaxies.

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James Webb telescope discovers 'Cosmic Vine' of 20 connected galaxies sprawling through the early universe

The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered a massive chain of 20 galaxies in the early universe, raising questions about the formation of the largest structures in the cosmos.

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James Webb Space Telescope makes 1st discovery of disappearing neon around newborn star

Missing neon in a planet-forming disk of gas and dust indicates a change in radiation that's slowly eroding the disk.

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James Webb Space Telescope finds 2 of the most distant galaxies ever seen

We see these galaxies as they were over 13.45 billion years ago, just between 330 and 350 million years after the Big Bang.

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James Webb Space Telescope gets ready for the holidays with a cosmic Christmas Tree (image)

The James Webb Space Telescope used a galaxy as a cosmic magnifying glass to find transient objects in the "Christmas Tree" cluster, a Winter Wonderland of even more galaxies.

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James Webb telescope finds an 'extreme' glow coming from 90% of the universe's earliest galaxies

The universe's early galaxies are way brighter than they should be. The James Webb Space Telescope's discovery of brightly glowing gas around 90% of primordial galaxies may explain why.

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James Webb Space Telescope reveals most distant Milky Way galaxy doppelganger

Astronomers have found the most distant Milky Way look-alike we've seen the universe, challenging theoretical predictions of galaxy evolution.

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Universe's oldest X-ray-spitting quasar could reveal how the biggest black holes were born

The newly identified quasar, observed 13.7 billion light-years away by the James Webb Space Telescope and Chandra X-ray Observatory, could be an example of a heavy black hole "seed" in the early universe.

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James Webb Space Telescope watches infant galaxies bringing light to the early universe

The James Webb Space Telescope has observed gassy baby galaxies in the early universe triggering explosive bouts of star formation, flooding the universe with light.

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James Webb Space Telescope could soon solve mysteries of the Milky Way's heart

To understand how galaxies evolve, astronomers want to use JWST to peer into the Milky Way's core.

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James Webb Space Telescope reveals distances of nearly 200 deep-space galaxies

We now know how far away some galaxies are in the iconic "deep field" image from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope. A Canadian instrument is revealing more about how the universe changed over time.

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The James Webb Space Telescope's tech breakthroughs are already impacting science. Here's how

The JWST demanded software improvements that will help future telescopes and spacecraft.

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James Webb Space Telescope gazes into a galactic garden of budding stars (image)

The James Webb Space Telescope strikes again, offering a stunning image of barred spiral galaxy M83.

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James Webb Space Telescope gazes into the Whirlpool galaxy's hypnotic spiral arms (photos)

A James Webb Space Telescope image of M51 boasts amber hues and reddish streaks, capturing the galaxy's gravitational relationship with a neighboring realm.

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Space photo of the week: Ring Nebula glistens like a jelly-filled doughnut in Webb telescope's latest images

The archetypal planetary nebula imaged by the James Webb Space Telescope now comes in two colorful versions, each showing spectacular features.

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James Webb Space Telescope instrument experiences glitch — but observatory remains in 'good health'

The JWST team announced that a mode of one of the observatory's infrared sensors indicated a reduction in the amount of light registered by the instrument.

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