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'It shouldn't survive': Astronomers discover dust on an epic journey far beyond its galaxy
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
"Webb was the key that made it happen."

Baby 'failed star' has unusually rich planet-forming disk, James Webb Space Telescope finds
By Victoria Corless published
"The results provide a rare, detailed look at how planet-forming chemistry operates in the extreme environments around brown dwarfs, potentially offering clues to the diversity of worlds beyond our solar system."

Triple star system burns bright in new image from the James Webb Space Telescope
By Keith Cooper published
One member of the cluster was previously believed to be the most massive star known, but is actually a triple star system of huge stars, all of which will go supernova.

Butterfly Star flaps its rainbow wings | Space photo of the day for Sept. 4, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
This young star is surrounded by a protoplanetary disk, separating the "wings" of the butterfly.

A dead 'sun' forms building blocks of exoplanets in new JWST Butterfly Nebula image
By Keith Cooper published
The Butterfly Nebula, which is a planetary nebula resulting from the death of a sun-like star, has been caught creating large dust grains that could form planets.

James Webb Space Telescope uncovers 300 mysteriously luminous objects. Are they galaxies or something else?
By Samantha Mathewson published
The discovery could challenge current ideas about how galaxies formed in the early universe.

James Webb telescope reveals 'Sleeping Beauty' galaxies in the early universe — snoozing where they weren't supposed to exist
By Shreejaya Karantha published
Using data from the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered dormant galaxies with a wide range of masses in the first billion years after the Big Bang, moving one step closer to understanding how early galaxies grow.

Astronomers find bizarre 'Cosmic Grapes' galaxy in the early universe. Here's why that's a big deal (photo)
By Samantha Mathewson published
A distant galaxy nicknamed "Cosmic Grapes" is bursting with massive star-forming clumps — far more than expected — offering fresh clues about how galaxies grew in the early universe.
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