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The luminous, hot star known as Wolf-Rayet 124 (WR 124) IMAGE: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Webb ERO Production Team About 15,000 light years away, a star is getting ready to go supernova. The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured…
Galaxies spotted by the James Webb Space Telescope seem far too massive to have formed so early on in the universe’s history, which could be a problem for our ideas of galaxy formation Space 22 February 2023 By Leah Crane…
The James Webb Space Telescope has observed a frigid cloud of dust and gas where stars are forming, and it found frozen elements that are crucial for the development of life Space 23 January 2023 By Leah Crane In the…
The stunning filaments and coils of light that make up the Southern Ring Nebula were shaped by as many as five stars all orbiting one another in a complex dance Space 20 January 2023 By Leah Crane The Southern Ring…
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has observed a glowing disc of debris left over from planet formation around a nearby star called AU Microscopii Space 11 January 2023 By Leah Crane A dusty debris disc around AU Mic, a red…
Nuclear fusion, infectious diseases and an incredible new space telescope were ongoing stories in 2022, but what were some of the other big scientific developments, discoveries and events of the year? Technology 16 December 2022 By Jacob Aron The Pivdennoukrainsk…
The launch of the much-delayed James Webb Space Telescope finally paid off in 2022, as the orbiting observatory delivered jaw-dropping pictures throughout the year Space 14 December 2022 By Leah Crane The famous Pillars of Creation, as seen by JWST NASA,…
The James Webb Space Telescope has spotted the most distant galaxy ever definitively confirmed, which formed within about 325 million years of the big bang Space 9 December 2022 By Leah Crane An illustration of the James Webb Space Telescope…
The James Webb Space Telescope and the Keck Observatory in Hawaii have watched clouds changing shape in the sky of Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, which could help us understand its weird atmosphere Space 1 December 2022 By Leah Crane Clouds…
The James Webb Space Telescope has captured an image of a star that hasn’t yet finished forming, along with a disc of debris that may eventually become planets Space 16 November 2022 By Leah Crane A protostar is hidden within…
