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James Webb Space Telescope studies dusty 'pancakes' feeding baby stars and birthing planets
By Robert Lea published
The James Webb Space Telescope has taken an intricate look at how pancakes of gas and dust feed infant stars and help them grow before influencing the birth of planets.

James Webb Space Telescope finds supernova 'Hope' that could finally resolve major astronomy debate
By Robert Lea published
The James Webb Space Telescope has observed a distant cosmic explosion that erupted in the early universe called "supernova Hope" that could help resolve lingering "Hubble trouble."

James Webb Space Telescope deciphers the origins of Pluto's icy moon Charon
By Robert Lea published
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered carbon dioxide and hydrogen peroxide at the surface of Pluto's largest moon, Charon, potentially shedding light on its origins.

'That's weird': James Webb Space Telescope spies a strange galaxy outshining its stars
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
An oddball galaxy in the early universe shines so brightly it outshines its stars.

James Webb Space Telescope witnesses a 'smiling' galactic collision (images)
By Robert Lea published
The James Webb Space Telescope has imaged a collision between two galaxies that appears to have created a beaming smile in space.

James Webb Telescope goes 'extreme' and spots baby stars at the edge of the Milky Way (image)
By Robert Lea published
The James Webb Space Telescope has taken things to the extreme, studying the outer edge of our own galaxy, the Milky Way and producing a stunning new image.

James Webb Space Telescope zooms in on giant question mark in space (image)
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
James Webb Space Telescope finds clues about a pair of faraway, interacting galaxies that trace a distinct question mark in deep space.

Early galaxies weren't mystifyingly massive after all, James Webb Space Telescope finds
By Charles Q. Choi published
Black holes may be behind why the newborn universe appeared to possess more huge galaxies than scientists could explain, a new study finds.
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