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Can the James Webb Space Telescope see galaxies over the universe's horizon?

The James Webb Space Telescope has revolutionized astronomy in just two years of operations, but how can it see a galaxy 33.8 billion light-years away in a universe that is only 13.8 billion years old?

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James Webb Space Telescope sees an ancient black hole dance with colliding galaxies

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have witnessed the dramatic dance between a supermassive black hole-powered quasar and merging galaxies less than a billion years after the Big Bang.

Space

James Webb Space Telescope suggests this exoplanet is our 'best bet' at finding an alien ocean

James Webb Space Telescope data suggests the exoplanet LHS 1140 b is a water world in its star's habitable zone that sports a lovely, temperate ocean.

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Extreme 'hot Jupiter' exoplanet stinks like rotten eggs and has raging glass storms

As if deadly rains of glass, temperatures hot enough to melt lead, and sidewise 5,000 mph winds weren't unfriendly enough, the JWST has found a Jupiter-sized exoplanet also stinks of rotten eggs.

Space

Happy 4th of July! Infant star creates red, white and blue fireworks in new JWST image

Just in time for Independence Day, the James Webb Space Telescope has imaged a red, white and blue fireworks display, courtesy of an infant star at the heart of a dense cloud of gas and dust.

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This impossibly massive black hole wasn't very hungry during the dawn of time

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered an improbably huge black hole near the dawn of time, which doesn't seem to be eating near as much as it should.

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James Webb Space Telescope spots 'Cosmic Gems' in the extremely early universe (video)

The JWST has detected star clusters that existed less than 500 million years after the Big Bang. These clusters, in the Cosmic Gems arc, could reveal secrets of cosmic evolution.

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This impossibly massive black hole wasn't very hungry during the dawn of time

The James Webb Space Telescope saw a supermassive black hole that wasn't overfeeding when time began, deepening the mystery of how black hole grew so massive so quickly.

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'Supernova discovery machine' James Webb Space Telescope finds most distant star explosion on record

The JWST has proven itself to be a "supernova discovery machine" by finding 80 exploding stars in the infant universe, including the most distant and earliest supernova ever seen.

Space

James Webb Space Telescope spots asteroid collision in neighboring star system

The James Webb Space Telescope has seen signs of a violent asteroid collision in neighboring star system, Beta Pictoris. The observations could reveal the early stages of planet birth.

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Rocky, carbon-rich exoplanets more likely around tiny stars, James Webb Space Telescope reveals

Astronomers using the JWST have discovered tiny stars may be better suited at birthing small, rocky planets with atmospheres dominated by carbon.

Space

James Webb Space Telescope spots the most distant galaxy ever seen (image)

James Webb Space Telescope has spotted the two earliest and most distant galaxies ever seen. One, JADES-GS-z14-0, is a massive and bright galaxy that existed just 300 million years after the Big Bang.

Space

New Data from JWST Reveals How Galaxies Grew In the Early Universe

“These galaxies are like sparkling islands in a sea of otherwise neutral, opaque gas,” says Heintz in a recent statement. New JWST data shows just that.

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Astronomers Finally Discovered Why WASP-107 b Is So Gassy, Bloated, and Distended

This bizarrely puffy world exoplanet is one of the least-dense exoplanets ever discovered. It stumped astronomers. Until now.

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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 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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This diamond exoplanet lost its atmosphere — then it grew another

55 Cancri e is a super-Earth planet that appears composed of diamond-like carbon — now, thanks to the JWST, astronomers have found the world has "grown" a second atmosphere.

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Did the James Webb Space Telescope really find life beyond Earth? Scientists aren't so sure

Despite excitement last year, the James Webb Space Telescope probably hasn't detected life on a distant super-Earth exoplanet with life signs detected on potential ocean world K2-18 b likely premature.

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No, the James Webb Space Telescope probably didn't detect signs of alien life — but it soon could

The James Webb Space Telescope's possible detection of biological chemicals on the exoplanet K2-18b may just have been methane gas, a new study cautions. Planned follow-up observations could solve the mystery for good.

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James Webb Space Telescope forecasts clouds of melted rock on this blisteringly hot exoplanet

The JWST has performed a weather report for a distant hot Jupiter exoplanet, finding winds three times as fast as a jet fighter, clouds made of rock and temperatures hot enough to melt lead.

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‘We live in a golden time of exploration’: astronomer Lisa Kaltenegger on the hunt for signs of extraterrestrial life

Astronomer Lisa Kaltenegger has spent her life hunting for signs of life in the universe. Here she tells Emma Beddington about aliens, space exploration and why studying cosmology is like eating pizza

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James Webb Space Telescope's 'shocking' discovery may hint at hidden exomoon around 'failed star'

JWST's surprise discovery of methane emissions and likely aurorae over a distant brown dwarf could indicate this "failed star" is orbited by an active moon.

Space

What are the true colors of images from the James Webb Space Telescope?

We explore the true colors of images from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to see what the cosmos really looks like.

Space

Stunning light shows on Uranus and Saturn may soon draw James Webb Space Telescope's eye

The James Webb Space Telescope will soon investigate stunning light shows from Uranus and Saturn as two projects look at the auroras of these planets to discover the processes that make them tick.

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James Webb Space Telescope spots the icy building blocks of life swirling around infant stars

Two infant stars are surrounded by swirling clouds that astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope found contain icy molecules that could form the building blocks of life.

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