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Webb Telescope Captures 4 Distant Worlds in a Single Direct Image
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has done it again. Though it's notoriously difficult to snap direct images of distant ...
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James Webb telescope captures first images of CO2 outside solar system
For years, astronomers have sought a way to directly observe the atmospheres of exoplanets, worlds orbiting distant stars.
3.7 Billion Miles Away: Hubble Uncovers a Hidden Trio That Could Rewrite Kuiper Belt History
A newly identified Kuiper Belt trio, possibly only the second of its kind, could provide strong evidence that these distant ...
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Carbon dioxide found in exoplanet atmospheres reveals new details of gas giants’ origins
Studying young gas giant exoplanets' compositions and orbits could help us better understand how our own solar system's gas ...
Shockingly Tiny Galaxy Near Andromeda Is Just One-Millionth the Size of the Milky Way
Andromeda XXXV is only about 20,000 times more massive than our Sun—very small, even for a satellite galaxy. For comparison, ...
Scientists Potentially Found a Three-Body Problem in Space—but the Mystery Is Just Beginning
Floating around at the edge of the Solar System are leftovers from its formation. This is the Kuiper Belt, which is composed ...
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James Webb Space Telescope investigates the origins of 'failed stars' in the Flame Nebula
The James Webb Space Telescope is investigating the Flame Nebula, hunting for "failed stars" to better understand how brown ...