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Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have spotted a feeding black hole in the early universe that seems to be ...

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The James Webb Space Telescope may have found dozens of elusive brown dwarfs — strange objects larger than planets but ...

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is a powerful tool for exploring space, launched in December 2021. It can see faraway ...

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Pocock, who has worked on the JWST, catalogues the science behind its most stunning images in her new book, Webb's Universe.