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James Webb Space Telescope finds 2 of the most distant galaxies ever seen
By Keith Cooper published
We see these galaxies as they were over 13.45 billion years ago, just between 330 and 350 million years after the Big Bang.
James Webb Space Telescope finds an 'extreme' glow coming from 90% of the universe's earliest galaxies
By Ben Turner published
The universe's early galaxies are way brighter than they should be. The James Webb Space Telescope's discovery of brightly glowing gas around 90% of primordial galaxies may explain why.
James Webb Space Telescope gets ready for the holidays with a cosmic Christmas Tree (image)
By Robert Lea published
The James Webb Space Telescope used a galaxy as a cosmic magnifying glass to find transient objects in the "Christmas Tree" cluster, a Winter Wonderland of even more galaxies.
James Webb Space Telescope reveals most distant Milky Way galaxy doppelganger
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
Astronomers have found the most distant Milky Way look-alike we've seen the universe, challenging theoretical predictions of galaxy evolution.
James Webb Space Telescope detects clues about how Earth formed billions of years ago
By Keith Cooper published
Water vapor observed sublimating from tiny chunks of rock within planet-forming disks is a sign that a process called "pebble accretion" kickstarts the birth of new worlds.
James Webb Space Telescope watches infant galaxies bringing light to the early universe
By Robert Lea published
The James Webb Space Telescope has observed gassy baby galaxies in the early universe triggering explosive bouts of star formation, flooding the universe with light.
James Webb Space Telescope could soon solve mysteries of the Milky Way's heart
By Conor Feehly published
To understand how galaxies evolve, astronomers want to use JWST to peer into the Milky Way's core.
James Webb Space Telescope reveals distances of nearly 200 deep-space galaxies
By Elizabeth Howell published
We now know how far away some galaxies are in the iconic "deep field" image from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope. A Canadian instrument is revealing more about how the universe changed over time.
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