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James Webb Space Telescope dives deep into the Crab Nebula supernova wreckage (video)
By Robert Lea published
The James Webb Space Telescope has explored the Crab Nebula in more detail than ever before, hunting for clues about how this supernova remnant was created
James Webb Space Telescope finds rare heavy chemical element from 'kilonova' explosion
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
Tellurium, an element rarer than platinum on Earth, was just found in the aftermath of a violent cosmic event 1 billion light-years away, thanks to James Webb Space Telescope.
James Webb Space Telescope photos to feature on US Priority Mail stamps in 2024
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
The U.S. Postal Service is granting priority status to the James Webb Space Telescope with two 2024 Priority Mail postage stamps, each featuring a cosmic image captured by the deep-space observatory.
James Webb Space Telescope could have explained the mysterious signals from 'hell planet' 40 light-years away
By Paul Sutter published
The hellish super-Earth '55 Cancri e' may be constantly losing and re-growing its atmosphere, a new study of the planet's strange transit signals suggests.
James Webb Space Telescope spots jet stream on Jupiter stronger than a Category 5 hurricane
By Monisha Ravisetti published
The JWST's perspective on our solar system has offered us the 1st evidence of a superfast Jovian jet stream.
How James Webb Space Telescope's studies of TRAPPIST-1 flares could aid the search for alien life
By Robert Lea published
The James Webb Space Telescope scrutinized four powerful flares from the red dwarf star at the heart of the TRAPPIST-1 system, decrypting them in a way that could help the search for alien life.
The James Webb Space Telescope's early galaxy images were oddly bright. Now we know why
By Keith Cooper published
Distant galaxies that existed a few hundred million years after the Big Bang are brighter than expected in JWST images because they were experiencing bursts of intense star formation.
James Webb Space Telescope's stunning mosaic of Orion Nebula uncovers rogue planets (photos)
By Keith Cooper published
Two new infrared mosaics of the Orion Nebula showcase the JWST's abilities while revealing new insights into this familiar star-forming region.
Supernova in James Webb Space Telescope image could help solve one of the universe's biggest mysteries
By Harry Baker published
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has spotted a distant supernova that appears three times in the same photo. The new observations could help solve one of the universe's biggest inconsistencies.
'Einstein ring' snapped by James Webb Space 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.
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