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Now, using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers may have cracked this puzzle, finding the first evidence of a ...
The telescope may operate for 20 years, and it's off to a good start. Let's take a look at the best of Webb so far. Here, in no particular order, are 35 of the best Webb images we've seen to date. 1.
The political news these days is enough to make some Chicagoans wish they were a million miles away. But consider this: Even ...
The researchers found strong evidence of a chemical called dimethyl sulfide (DMS) in the planet’s atmosphere. On Earth, DMS ...
A new survey of distant galaxies undertaken by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is revealing new secrets of the "cosmic noon"—when galaxies in the young universe underwent something of an awkward ...
The stars are surrounded by diffraction spikes, which are the starburst-like radiating lines that appear around bright ...
Scientists have found new but tentative evidence that a faraway world orbiting another star may be home to life. A Cambridge ...
The exoplanet K2-18b is generating headlines because researchers announced what could be evidence of life on the planet. The ...
The James Webb Space Telescope has pointed its infrared optics at the 'Crystal Ball Nebula' NGC 1514, a planetary nebula ...
Astronomers have discovered the most distant and thus earliest spiral galaxy ever seen, using the James Webb Space Telescope ...
In 2009, NASA launched the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, mission to make infrared observations. This was the ...
Stranded astronauts and celebrity space tourism have piqued interest in space — and a photography exhibition in the museum is ...