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The Jamess Webb Space Telescope's view of the spectacular Phantom Galaxy

12 amazing James Webb Space Telescope discoveries across the universe

By Rebecca Sohn last updated

The James Webb Space Telescope is imaging the universe in unprecedented detail. Stunning photos showcase the observatory's pioneering work in deep space.

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This image shows part of a gargantuan new survey of the Milky Way’s galactic plane conducted by the Dark Energy Camera at the U.S. National Science Foundation’s Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile. The new dataset contains 3.32 billion celestial objects.

3.3 billion Milky Way objects revealed by colossal astronomical survey

By Robert Lea published

A new survey of the Milky Way's galactic plane has revealed an incredible 3.32 billion cosmic objects, including towering gas clouds and billions of stars.

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This image of the spectacular Sh2-54 nebula was taken in infrared light using ESO’s VISTA telescope at Paranal Observatory in Chile. The clouds of dust and gas that are normally obvious in visible light are less evident here, and in this light we can see the light of the stars behind the nebulae now piercing through.

Cosmic serpent slithers through stellar nursery in stunning new image

By Robert Lea published

An infrared image of a distant stellar nursery has revealed infant stars poking through its thick orange-hued clouds of star-birthing material.

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This image shows a spectacular view of the orange and pink clouds that make up what remains after the explosive death of a massive star — the Vela supernova remnant.

Haunting photo of dead 'ghost star' a cosmic Halloween treat

By John Loeffler published

The European Space Observatory (ESO) has released an image of a dead star's 'ghost' in deep space just in time for Halloween.

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comet with long tail

Stunning image of Comet Leonard breakup wins top astronomy photography prize of 2022

By Elizabeth Howell last updated

A 'disconnection event' in the bright Comet Leonard caught the eyes of judges at Royal Observatory Greenwich.

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A cluster of shiny blue stars amongst the star-forming clouds of the Tarantula Nebula

Blue stars: The biggest and brightest stars in the galaxy

By Andrew May published

Reference Blue stars are extreme in every way. They're the hottest, most massive and shortest-lived stars in the universe.

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An image of the Lobster Nebula taken by the Dark Energy Camera.

'Lobster Nebula' glows red in stunning new image from dark energy hunter

By Tereza Pultarova last updated

A camera designed to decode the secrets of dark energy has captured a stunning new image that reveals the insides of a distant star-forming region.

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The Butterfly Nebula, also known as W40, as seen by NASA's now-retired Spitzer Space Telescope.

Butterfly Nebula glows red in spectacular image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope

By Stefanie Waldek published

NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope captured an image of the aptly named Butterfly Nebula, also known as Westerhout 40 (W40).

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Artist’s impression of a giant planet forming.

How do planets form? A 'baby Jupiter' hundreds of light-years away offers new clues

By Peter Tuthill, Barnaby Norris published

In new research, we have spotted a hot, Jupiter-like gas giant in the process of forming around a star about 500 light-years from Earth.

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A colorized image of Cassiopeia A based on data from the Hubble, Spitzer and Chandra space telescopes.

Strange 'reverse shock wave' supernova is exploding in the wrong direction

By Harry Baker published

Data collected by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory have revealed that a supernova shock wave traveling through the Cassiopeia A nebula is not expanding as evenly as it should be.

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