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Extreme magnetic fields near our galaxy's black hole are preventing stars from being born, JWST discovers
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
New James Webb Space Telescope images of the stellar nursery Sgr C, near the galactic center, reveal why it contains fewer stars than expected.

Remember that asteroid everyone was worried about 2 months ago? The JWST just got a clear view of it
By Brett Tingley published
"All together, we have a better sense of what this building-sized asteroid is like."

Scientists used JWST instruments 'wrong' on purpose to capture direct images of exoplanets
By Victoria Corless published
The JWST was used in a creative way to capture direct images of distant worlds.

James Webb Space Telescope discovers 2 galaxies forming breathtaking 'cosmic lens': Space photo of the day
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
The space telescope's image of a odd-looking spiral galaxy is, in reality, two distant galaxies overlapping each other.

'Cosmic tornado' swirls in breathtaking new James Webb Space Telescope image
By Victoria Corless published
A cosmic coincidence has led to one of the most amazing images ever captured by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope.

Astronomers discover exotic atmosphere on scorching hot exoplanet Cuancoá. 'Like finding a snowball that hasn't melted in a fire'
By Victoria Corless published
The James Webb Space Telescope has detected water vapor and thick clouds on LTT 9779 b, an ultra-hot Neptune locked in a blistering 19-hour orbit.

James Webb Space Telescope sees four giant alien planets circling nearby star (images)
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has directly imaged four planets orbiting the host star HR 8799 about 130 light-years from Earth in the constellation Pegasus.

This butterfly-shaped nebula owes its structure to 2 chaotic young stars
By Keith Cooper published
This butterfly shaped nebula is the perfect target for the James Webb Space Telescope to learn more about star formation.
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