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'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 ...
More and more astronomers are eager to use the James Webb Space Telescope
From its halo-like orbit nearly a million miles from Earth, the James Webb Space Telescope is seeing farther than human eyes ...
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James Webb telescope spots 'feasting' black hole eating 40 times faster than should be possible
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have spotted a feeding black hole in the early universe that seems to be ...
Life Beyond Earth? NASA’s Webb Telescope Eyes Vital Clues on Distant Planets
Research indicates that the James Webb Space Telescope could help confirm the presence of life-supporting atmospheres on exoplanets in the "Goldilocks zone," enhancing the likelihood of discovering ...
Webb telescope finds hot young star Vega is actually quite lonely
"The Hubble and Webb observations together provide so much more detail that they are telling us something completely new ...
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James Webb Space Telescope finds 1st 'failed star' candidates beyond the Milky Way
At this point, astronomers are used to the James Webb Space Telescope pushing the boundaries of astronomy — so it is little ...
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James Webb telescope finds 1st possible 'failed stars' beyond the Milky Way — and they could reveal new secrets of the early universe
The James Webb Space Telescope may have found dozens of elusive brown dwarfs — strange objects larger than planets but ...
Webb Telescope Uncovers Bright Ancient Galaxies That Challenge Cosmic Theories
Since its launch, the James Webb Space Telescope has identified early galaxies that shine unexpectedly brightly, suggesting ...
Webb and Hubble telescopes provide a preview to galactic cannibalism
The galaxies, IC 2163 on the left and NGC 2207, are about 114 light-years away from Earth, located in the Eridanus and Canis ...
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Fastest-feeding black hole found in the early universe
Understanding how these black holes managed to grow so rapidly in the early universe has posed significant challenges.
JWST Spots A Gluttonous Black Hole Feasting 40X Faster Than The Theoretical Limit
The discovery of the supermassive black, thought to be within 1.5 billion years after the Big Bang, gives astronomers new ...
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Webb space telescope reveals rapid growth of primordial black hole
The new observations involve a supermassive black hole that existed when the cosmos was about 11% its current age.