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The James Webb telescope reveals the truth about a planet that crashed into its own star
Scientists thought they saw a distant star swallow a planet for the first time ever. But new observations from the James Webb ...
James Webb Space Telescope produces most detailed signature of the atmosphere of a planet beyond the Solar System
The boundless potential of astronomical discovery contrasts sharply with the backwardness and reaction promoted by Trump and ...
Dying star's "previously unseen layers" visible in new Webb space telescope image
The stars are surrounded by diffraction spikes, which are the starburst-like radiating lines that appear around bright ...
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James Webb Space Telescope sees a celestial Venn diagram around a dying star
A stunning new image from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is allowing astronomers to examine the complex and turbulent ...
‘Surprising twist:’ James Webb Telescope gives first look at a star swallowing a planet
NASA’s James Webb telescope has made the first-known observation of a planet swallowed up by a star, with “surprising” ...
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Incredible New Images From The James Webb Space Telescope Show Carbon Dioxide On Exoplanets For The First Time
ESA/Hubble In a first for astronomers surveying the depths of space, carbon dioxide has been detected on an exoplanet – that is, a planet lying outside our solar system. Thanks to the coronagraph ...
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Space photo of the week: James Webb telescope reveals hidden past of the 'Crystal Ball Nebula'
The James Webb Space Telescope has pointed its infrared optics at the 'Crystal Ball Nebula' NGC 1514, a planetary nebula ...
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Could life thrive on K2-18b? What to know about the distant exoplanet
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, researchers detected molecules ... Some, called rogue planets, don't even orbit a star, but are floating through the cosmos untethered. Astronomers have ...