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James Webb Space Telescope spots dozens of physics-breaking rogue objects floating through space in pairs
By Ben Turner published
Astronomers spotted Jupiter-mass binary objects (JUMBOs) in the Orion constellation, and they don't know how the objects formed.
James Webb telescope's observations of 'impossible' galaxies at the dawn of time may finally have an explanation
By Ben Turner published
A new set of simulations suggests that the unusual brightness of early galaxies discovered by the James Webb telescope could be because of a strange, rapid-burst mode of star formation.
Stunningly perfect 'Einstein ring' snapped by James Webb telescope is most distant gravitationally lensed object ever seen
By Harry Baker published
The James Webb Space Telescope has snapped a stunning image of a perfectly formed Einstein ring, which is also the most distant gravitationally lensed object ever detected.
James Webb telescope spots thousands of Milky Way lookalikes that 'shouldn't exist' swarming across the early universe
By Ben Turner published
Thousands of disk galaxies like our own Milky Way were spotted in the early universe, where they shouldn't exist.
James Webb telescope finds potential signature of life on Jupiter's icy moon Europa
By Stephanie Pappas published
The discovery of seemingly home-grown carbon dioxide suggests Europa's ice-covered ocean could be habitable.
James Webb telescope snaps rainbow 'lightsaber' shockwaves shooting out of a newborn sun-like star
By Harry Baker published
The James Webb Space Telescope captured a new image of a young sun-like protostar spitting out gas and dust that forms stunning shockwaves when viewed in infrared.
James Webb telescope could detect life on Earth from across the galaxy, new study suggests
By Harry Baker published
Researchers have shown that if the James Webb Space Telescope was pointed at Earth from a distant star, it could detect the signatures of intelligent life in our planet's atmosphere.
Brightest supernova of past 420 years revealed in stunning new James Webb telescope images
By Keith Cooper published
This supernova signaled the explosive death of a supergiant star in the nearby Large Magellanic Cloud.
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