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Catastrophic collision between Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies may not happen after all, new study hints

Astronomers have long predicted that a collision between our galaxy and nearby Andromeda could be inevitable, but new calculations suggest this may be an over exaggeration.

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Space photo of the week: Warped 'penguin galaxy' spotted by JWST is waddling toward certain doom

To mark its second anniversary of operations, James Webb Space Telescope scientists share a stunning view of the Penguin and Egg galaxies as they slowly collide.

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Nearby Exoplanet Could Be First Known Ocean World: Webb Telescope

A planet relatively close to Earth could be the first ever detected with a potentially life-sustaining liquid ocean outside our Solar System, according to scientists using the James Webb space telescope.

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James Webb telescope spies bejeweled 'Einstein ring' made of warped quasar light

New photos from the James Webb Space Telescope show off the bewitching beauty of the warped quasar RX J1131-1231, which is adorned with four bright spots birthed by mind-bending space-time trickery.

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'Eyeball' planet spied by James Webb telescope might be habitable

Located 50 light-years from Earth, the beady-eyed exoplanet LHS 1140 b could be a perfect candidate for discovering liquid water outside the solar system, new research suggests.

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James Webb Space Telescope spies strange shapes above Jupiter's Great Red Spot

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have spotted a previously unseen structure in the atmosphere above Jupiter's famous Great Red Spot.

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'The early universe is nothing like we expected': James Webb telescope reveals 'new understanding' of how galaxies formed at cosmic dawn

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have observed five extremely dense proto-globular clusters along a hair-thin arc of glittering stars. The discovery could help them understand how the earliest galaxies formed.

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James Webb telescope spots a dozen newborn stars spewing gas in the same direction — and nobody is sure why

The James Webb telescope has spotted a peculiar group of baby stars firing enormous jets into space at nearly the exact same angle. The discovery could hold new insights into how stars are born.

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The unexpected behavior of pulsing stars could help us measure the universe

New research offers the most precise measurements yet of pulsating Cepheid stars, which could reveal new clues about the immense size and scale of our universe.

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James Webb telescope reveals long-studied baby star is actually 'twins' — and they're throwing identical tantrums

New observations from the James Webb Space Telescope revealed that a distant protostar is actually a pair of baby binary stars that are spitting out parallel energy jets as they gobble up giant disks of gas and dust.

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James Webb telescope discovers most distant supernova ever seen

The James Webb Space Telescope has spotted a supernova dating to just 1.8 billion years after the Big Bang, as well as 80 others in the early universe. The ancient explosions could help scientists figure out the mysteries of how the cosmos evolved.

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James Webb telescope reveals 'cataclysmic' asteroid collision in nearby star system

The James Webb Space Telescope has caught a snapshot of two massive asteroids colliding in a nearby star system — and it could teach us about how common solar systems like our own are.

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James Webb telescope finds carbon at the dawn of the universe, challenging our understanding of when life could have emerged

The James Webb Space Telescope has found carbon in a galaxy just 350 million years after the Big Bang. That could mean life began much earlier too, a new study argues.

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James Webb space telescope photographs most distant known galaxy

Unexpected brightness of JADES-GS-z14-0 means telescope could capture images of galaxies even further away

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James Webb telescope discovers the 2 earliest galaxies in the known universe — and 1 is shockingly big

The James Webb Space Telescope has detected the two earliest, most distant galaxies in the known universe, dating to just 300 million years after the Big Bang. The detection of even earlier galaxies is likely to follow.

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Real-life 'Star Trek' planet was actually just an illusion caused by a 'jittery' star

New research shows that a planet spotted around the real-life star 40 Eridani A, famous for hosting Dr. Spock's fictional home world in 'Star Trek', may have been an optical illusion all along.

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James Webb telescope sees 'birth' of 3 of the universe's earliest galaxies in world-1st observations

The James Webb Space Telescope may have spotted the birth of some of the earliest galaxies in the universe for the first time ever, new research hints.

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James Webb Space Telescope spots 3 of our universe's earliest galaxies

The James Webb Space Telescope has found three of the universe's earliest galaxies, and they could reveal a lot about galactic dynamics. Here's how.

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Mysterious 'puffy' planet may finally be explained by James Webb Space Telescope

The exoplanet WASP-107 b is one of the least dense planets ever discovered. New James Webb telescope observations may reveal how the mysterious world got so 'puffy'.

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Euclid space telescope reveals more than 300,000 new objects in 1st 24 hours of observations (photos)

The Euclid space telescope has released five mesmerizing new photos of our universe, kicking off a six-year campaign to unveil the secrets of dark matter, dark energy and other cosmological mysteries.

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Earth-size planet found orbiting nearby star that will outlive the sun by 100 billion years

An Earth-size planet discovered around a nearby star offers astronomers their first chance for exoplanetary geology.

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James Webb Space Telescope sees Orion Nebula in a stunning new light (images)

The Orion Nebula may be a familiar astronomical sight over Earth but that hasn't stopped the James Webb Space Telescope from seeing this star-forming region in a stunning new light.

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James Webb telescope spots 2 monster black holes merging at the dawn of time, challenging our understanding of the universe

New observations with the James Webb Space Telescope reveal the most distant pair of merging black holes ever spotted. The discovery further challenges leading theories of cosmology.

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Strange, red-glowing planet may be 'melting from within,' scientists report

Scientists have discovered a bizarre, red-glowing exoplanet named TOI-6713.01, which is loaded with active volcanoes and may be 'melting from within.'

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James Webb telescope detects 1-of-a-kind atmosphere around 'Hell Planet' in distant star system

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, scientists have discovered evidence of a carbon-rich atmosphere around the hellish world 55 Cancri e. This marks the best evidence yet of an atmosphere around a rocky exoplanet.

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