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JWST delivers 1st weather report of nearby world with no sun — stormy and covered with auroras
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have delivered the first detailed weather report of a nearby rogue world, and it's stormier than expected.

How do you build a moon? The James Webb Space Telescope has just given us our best look
By Keith Cooper published
The JWST has studied the chemical composition of a moon-forming disk circling a giant planet 625 light-years away.

James Webb Space Telescope peers deep into the heart of star formation in our Milky Way galaxy
By Keith Cooper published
The star-forming region called Sagittarius B2 contains half of the galactic center's stars, yet only 10% of the gas.

JWST finds 'dark beads' and wonky star patterns in Saturn's sky: 'These features were completely unexpected'
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
New JWST observations show Saturn's auroras dotted with dark beads and a star pattern missing two arms, puzzling astronomers.

James Webb Space Telescope images enormous star shooting out twin jets 8 light-years long
By Keith Cooper published
The James Webb Space Telescope caught the birth of an enormous star with particle beams cutting across a stretch of interstellar space.

'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.
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