Dr. Caitlin Casey, an observational astronomer, has recently joined the physics department at UC Santa Barbara. She co-leads the C.O.S.M.O.S. collaboration — a project distinguished by its deep ...

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James Webb: A Stepping Stone, Not the Final Solution The James Webb Space Telescope has transformed our understanding of the cosmos and redefined the field of astrophysics. While it may not be the ...

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