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James Webb Space Telescope spots record-breaking collection of stars in far-flung galaxy
The James Webb Space Telescope captured images of 44 individual stars in a gorgeous portrait of a distant galaxy.
Black holes can squash star formation, James Webb Space Telescope finds
"The Spiderweb protocluster is an ideal laboratory for investigating the relationship between black holes and star formation in detail."
NASA Hubble Space Telescope spots cosmic eye staring straight back at it from deep space
The Hubble Telescope has spotted an unusual spiral galaxy – 76 million light-years away – that resembles an eye
Webb telescope spots record number of stars in distant galaxy
A phenomenon called gravitational lensing turned a galaxy into a "hall of mirrors of cosmic proportions," allowing for the discovery.
James Webb Space Telescope quiz: How well do you know the world's most powerful telescope?
The James Webb Space Telescope can look deeper (and earlier) into the cosmos than any telescope before it. How much do you know about this wonder of technology and its incredible findings?
Webb Telescope Spots Record 44 Individual Stars in Distant Galaxy
Telescopes like Hubble and the James Webb Space Telescope can observe some incredibly distant galaxies, stretching all the way back to the early universe. However, spotting individual stars in distant galaxies is tricky even for Webb and its massive primary mirror.
How astronomers used gravitational lensing to discover 44 new stars in distant galaxy
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured a unique image that revealed 44 individual stars in a galaxy 6.5 billion light-years away from the Milky Way.
History Made As Webb Telescope Finds 44 Stars Near Big Bang — Here’s How It Did It
Using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, scientists have observed a galaxy nearly 6.5 billion light-years from Earth, and identified 44 individual stars.
Big rockets, a big telescope and big changes in space await in 2025
A solar eclipse crossed North America. Two robotic landers reached the lunar surface, largely intact. The most powerful ...
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James Webb telescope uncovers massive 'grand design' spiral galaxy in the early universe — and scientists can't explain how it got so big, so fast
Galaxies in the early universe tend to be clumpy, but the new JWST discovery of a "grand design" spiral galaxy just 1.5 ...
Asteroid, Comet…or Something Else? Mysterious Activity on “Oddball” Space Object Raises New Questions
UCF researchers utilized the James Webb Space Telescope to uncover unique characteristics of (2060) Chiron, a distant "centaur" that exhibits traits of both a comet and an asteroid. These findings ...
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Space photo of the week: Hubble celebrates 10 years of hunting giants
Behold, the giants! The Hubble Space Telescope has completed a decade of observing Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.
All the Space News We’re Excited About in 2025: Launches, First Lights, Flybys, and More
A year of discovery awaits, with missions poised to reveal new insights about our home planet, solar system, galaxy, and ...
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New Optimax business unit partners with national lab on space telescope technology
Starris: Optimax Space Systems and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) announced a commercialization partnership ...
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Your body’s atoms may have taken a 400,000 light-year journey through space
The carbon atoms in your body have likely traveled much farther than you have, possibly hundreds of thousands of light-years ...
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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 142 — 2025 in Space
On Episode 142 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk about 2025 in space! It's going to be an exciting year, ...