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Baby 'failed star' has unusually rich planet-forming disk, James Webb Space Telescope finds

"The results provide a rare, detailed look at how planet-forming chemistry operates in the extreme environments around brown dwarfs, potentially offering clues to the diversity of worlds beyond our solar system."

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Triple star system burns bright in new image from the James Webb Space Telescope

One member of the cluster was previously believed to be the most massive star known, but is actually a triple star system of huge stars, all of which will go supernova.

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James Webb telescope discovers 'exceptionally rare' 5-galaxy crash in the early universe

Near-infrared images from the James Webb Space Telescope revealed five early universe galaxies merging within a large halo.

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'Cool gemstones' and 'fiery grime': James Webb telescope finds clues to Earth's origins in dazzling new view of Butterfly Nebula

In a dazzling new photo, the James Webb Space Telescope zooms in on the Butterfly Nebula — the dying gasps of one of the hottest stars in the sky, which could hold clues to Earth's origins.

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James Webb telescope images reveal there's something strange with interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has made its first observations of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, revealing that the comet appears to be unusually rich in carbon dioxide.

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Astronomers discover brightest ever fast radio burst: 'This marks the beginning of a new era'

Astronomers have spotted what could be the brightest Fast Radio Burst explosion of radiation ever, tracing it back to source and further investigating with the James Webb Space Telescope.

Space

Scientists find tiny new moon around Uranus with the James Webb Space Telescope (photos, video)

Astronomers using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have discovered a newfound moon orbiting icy Uranus, the seventh planet from the sun.

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Oops! Earendel, most distant star ever discovered, may not actually be a star, James Webb Telescope reveals

Astronomers used the James Webb Space Telescope to investigate whether the most distant star identified in the universe is, in fact, a star cluster.

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James Webb telescope reveals 'Sleeping Beauty' galaxies in the early universe — snoozing where they weren't supposed to exist

Using data from the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered dormant galaxies with a wide range of masses in the first billion years after the Big Bang, moving one step closer to understanding how early galaxies grow.

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James Webb Space Telescope spots a potential new exoplanet just 4 light-years away from Earth

Astronomers using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope have found strong evidence for a new exoplanet — one orbiting Alpha Centauri A, the nearest sun-like star to Earth.

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Exotic 'lava worlds' are a hot new frontier in exoplanet science

Thanks to groundbreaking models and the James Webb Space Telescope, scientists are poised to explore their mysterious evolution and reveal clues about planetary formation across the galaxy.

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James Webb Space Telescope revisits a classic Hubble image of over 2,500 galaxies

The image reveals over 2,500 galaxies, many of which are seen as they were during the first billion years of cosmic history.

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NASA unveils 9 stunning snapshots of the cosmos in X-ray vision: Space photo of the week

Scientists have released nine dazzling images from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, blending data with the Hubble and James Webb space telescopes to reveal black holes, star clusters and distant galaxies like never before.

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James Webb Space Telescope finds giant, lonely exoplanets can build their own planetary friends without a parent star

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have made the shock discovery that giant rogue exoplanets can grow their own planetary systems without needing a parent star.

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How can the James Webb Space Telescope see so far?

Webb has been orbiting more than a million miles from Earth, capturing breathtaking images of deep space. But how does it actually work?

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2 stars in 'serpent god of destruction' system are hurling their blazing guts at each other, James Webb telescope reveals

Captured in infrared light by the James Webb Space Telescope, the peculiar star system Apep consists of two dying stars spewing their innards at each other.

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James Webb Space Telescope celebrates 3 years of science with dazzling 'toe beans' image of Cat's Paw Nebula

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is celebrating three years of transformational science with a striking new image of the Cat's Paw Nebula.

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James Webb Space Telescope unwraps the dusty shrouds of dying stars

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have probed the dusty shells that surround dying stars called Wolf-Rayet stars.

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James Webb telescope discovers tentacled 'jellyfish' galaxy swimming through deep space

A possible new "jellyfish" galaxy discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope could deepen our understanding of galaxy evolution and star formation.

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How can the James Webb Space Telescope see so far?

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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope just found its first exoplanet

The planet is 110 light-years away from Earth and has the smallest mass observed by direct imagery

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Go inside the development of NASA's $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope with new 'Cosmic Dawn' documentary

The film shows never-before-seen footage taken by the JWST film crew as the telescope was being assembled.

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James Webb telescope discovers 'a new kind of climate' on Pluto, unlike anything else in our solar system

New James Webb Space Telescope data reveal Pluto's high-altitude haze is a key driver of the climate on the dwarf planet, offering clues to Earth's ancient atmosphere.

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Pluto's hazy skies are making the dwarf planet even colder, James Webb Space Telescope finds

Simultaneously cooling Pluto while energizing atmospheric molecules to allow them to escape into space, Pluto's haze plays a key role in the planet's energy balance.

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1.5TB of James Webb Space Telescope data dumped on the internet — new searchable database is the largest window into our universe to date

NASA-backed astronomy project has just released the 'largest look ever into the deep universe.'

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