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NASA's Webb Space Telescope discovered 3 rare galaxies that can help astronomers study the cosmic dark ages
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope spotted three galaxies forming when the universe was about only 4…
Lloyd Lee,Jessica Orwig
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Check out stunning photos from the $2 billion space telescope that captures the invisible universe and that NASA plans to defund
Messier 74, nicknamed "the Phantom Galaxy" for its dimness, comes to life when Chandra revealed its…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Scientists want to build telescopes on the moon for up to $10 billion to see more of the universe than the James Webb Space Telescope
Astronomers want to build giant telescopes on the moon. They're already drafting blueprints and mak…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Earth 2.0? Astronomers have discovered the nearest-yet potentially-habitable planet with Earth-like temperatures!
In our ongoing search for alien life, astronomers have scoured the cosmos, longing for a connection…
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A mysterious hole on Mars could be a jackpot of scientific discoveries, from extraterrestrial life to where astronauts could live
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter imaged a hole on Mars in 2022 that recently resurfaced, reigniti…
Ellyn Lapointe,Jessica Orwig
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A mysterious Jupiter-sized planet that shouldn't exist is as puffy as a marshmallow and astronomers finally think they know why
"Super puff" WASP 107b confused scientists for years. Now, two independent teams of astronomers thi…
Ellyn Lapointe
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NASA's James Webb telescope spotted a strange 13 billion-year-old galaxy that shouldn't exist
The galaxy could re-write what we know about how dark matter shaped the early universe.
Marianne Guenot
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NASA telescope discovers mysterious hotspot of high-energy particles beyond our galaxy
Gamma rays and ultra-high-energy cosmic rays are filling a huge area of the sky. An astronomer call…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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James Webb Space Telescope reveals one of the most mysterious worlds in the universe might have a volcanic moon
Mysterious brown dwarfs are neither planets nor stars, but this one somehow has northern lights, me…
Maiya Focht,Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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13 breathtaking images NASA's James Webb Space Telescope took this year that changed our understanding of the universe
Now, well into its second year of operations, Webb has given us spectacular images of the universe …
Jessica Orwig,Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Jenny McGrath,Grace Eliza Goodwin,Marianne Guenot
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Telescope in Utah detects mysterious cosmic ray beyond our galaxy
Scientists in Utah believe the "Amaterasu particle" traveled from beyond our galaxy.
Rebecca Rommen
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Scientists uncover enormous cosmic structure containing a whopping 20 galaxies!
The "Cosmic Vine" stands out as an exceptionally lengthy and vast structure, surpassing the size of…
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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope broke its own record to discover the oldest black hole yet, but it has astronomers even more confused about the beginning of the universe
Webb spotted the oldest black hole ever discovered, breaking its own record. But the black hole is …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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We've just discovered the most distant supermassive black hole ever. And boy, is it one massive infant!
Utilizing data from the James Webb Space Telescope, it was revealed that this black hole emerged ju…
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Fresh photographs of Milky Way’s black hole Sgr A* reveal strong, twisted magnetic field similar to M87*
The colossal black hole named Sagittarius A* resides at the heart of the Milky Way, approximately 2…
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Galactic gold rush: Astronomers discover 49 new galaxies in less than 3 hours!
Dubbed the ‘49ers’ in homage to the California gold rush miners of 1849, these newfound galaxies ha…
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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope breaks another record, discovering the smallest star-like object astronomers have ever seen
NASA's Webb telescope was able to spot an object, the smallest of its kind, from 1,000 light years …
Rupendra Brahambhatt
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Darker than the night sky: Scientists discover biggest "near-dark" galaxy ever!
The "Nube" galaxy, which is 10 billion years old, was found through an analysis of data from the IA…
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NASA's James Webb telescope spotted the most distant galaxy in the universe that looks like ours
The latest discovery could upheave our models of the universe and how dark matter influenced galaxy…
Marianne Guenot
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NASA's Webb Space Telescope shows off its most detailed image of Uranus yet, revealing storms and a 21-year-long winter in exquisite detail
Surprising details in this new portrait of the planet Uranus show why NASA's James Webb Space Teles…