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James Webb telescope's largest-ever map of the universe unmasks hidden corners

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have created the most detailed map of the cosmic web ever.

The most common type of planet in the galaxy may not look anything like Earth on the inside

The most common type of planet in the galaxy may not look anything like Earth on the inside

The familiar concept of a planetary core, a small, dense metallic heart we take for granted, may be the exception rather than the rule for exoplanets.

'Truly significant': James Webb telescope reveals largest-ever map of the universe's hidden megastructures

'Truly significant': James Webb telescope reveals largest-ever map of the universe's hidden megastructures

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have created the most detailed map of the cosmic web ever.

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James Webb Space Telescope sees four giant alien planets circling nearby star (images)

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has directly imaged four planets orbiting the host star HR 8799 about 130 light-years from Earth in the constellation Pegasus.

From dead galaxies to mysterious red dots, here’s what the James Webb telescope has found in just 3 years

On this day three years ago, we witnessed the nail-biting launch of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), the largest and most powerful telescope humans have ever sent into space.

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Supermassive black holes prefer to eat from wobbly plates

Researchers have discovered the first evidence that the brightest accretion disks around supermassive black holes "wobble" as their monstrous occupants drag them around.

'Ridiculously smooth': James Webb telescope spies unusual pancake-like disk around nearby star Vega — and scientists can't explain it

The nearby bright star Vega is surrounded by a surprisingly smooth, 100 billion-mile-wide disk of cosmic dust, confirming that it is not surrounded by any exoplanets, JWST images reveal. And scientists cannot explain its lack of alien worlds.

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James Webb Space Telescope wins 'race against time' to directly observe young exoplanet

James Webb Space Telescope wins 'race against time' to directly observe young exoplanet

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope had to race against time to image a young exoplanet before it disappeared for a decade.

Cosmic crime scene reveals ancient supernova aftermath of dead star merger

Cosmic crime scene reveals ancient supernova aftermath of dead star merger

A "guest star," briefly seen in 1181, was created by colliding dead stars.

Interstellar meteor fragments found? Harvard astronomer's claim sparks debate, criticism

Interstellar meteor fragments found? Harvard astronomer's claim sparks debate, criticism

Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb believes he has found pieces of the first known interstellar meteorite. But others have their doubts, and the debate is turning ugly.

Astronomers detect a mysterious signal and its source galaxy with a single telescope

Astronomers detect a mysterious signal and its source galaxy with a single telescope

A study of the slow-moving, star-forming gas in the same galaxy found to host an FRB has been published in The Astrophysical Journal

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