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James Webb Space Telescope
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James Webb Space Telescope spots a gassy baby galaxy throwing a tantrum in the early universe
ByPaul Sutterpublished
The astronomers estimate that this galaxy will deplete itself of gas in only a few hundred million years.

James Webb Space Telescope captures 'one-of-a-kind' triple star system that looks like a cosmic embryo (image)
ByKeith Cooperpublished
The unique system features two rare Wolf-Rayet stars, and a supergiant companion that is interrupting the flow of the dust shells that the two Wolf-Rayet stars cast off.

JWST makes key detection of complex organic molecules around star in galaxy beyond our Milky Way
ByKeith Cooperpublished
The molecules are building blocks of the chemical precursors of things such as RNA.

How AI fixed the James Webb Space Telescope's blurry vision
ByTereza Pultarovapublished
An ultra-high-resolution instrument on board NASA's $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope has been suffering from blurry vision. AI helped fix the problem.

James Webb Space Telescope spots the haunting Red Spider Nebula with 3-light-year-long legs
ByMonisha Ravisettipublished
A new James Webb Space Telescope image showcases the gorgeous Red Spider Nebula against a backdrop of twinkling stars.

JWST compares gravitational lensing | Space photo of the day for Oct. 10, 2025
ByKenna Hughes-Castleberrypublished
A compilation of various images from the James Webb Space Telescope shows the effects of gravitational lensing caused by dark matter.

Infrared and informed: The ultimate James Webb Space Telescope quiz
ByKenna Hughes-Castleberrypublished
This quiz is your chance to explore the wonders of the James Webb Space Telescope, from its mind-blowing discoveries to the science behind its design.

JWST spots dust-cloaked 'red supergiant' star just before it went supernova
BySharmila Kuthunurpublished
Astronomers using JWST have captured the clearest view yet of a doomed red supergiant star just before it exploded, solving a decades-old mystery about why such stars rarely appear to go supernova.
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