JWST finds a Milky Way twin born shockingly early in the Universe
Astronomers have identified a spiral galaxy that looks strikingly similar to the Milky Way in a period of the Universe when such organized systems were not expected to exist. Two…
James Webb Telescope Detects Potential Gas Giant Exoplanet Just 4 Light-Years Away
New observational evidence from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), which has yet to launch, may change that. JWST astronomers have found tantalising hints of an orbiting gas giant around…
Dark Dwarfs: New Star-Like Objects May Reveal Nature of Dark Matter
Astronomers predict an unseen class of star-like bodies called “dark dwarfs” near our galaxy’s center. A new study suggests these objects could shine thanks to annihilating dark matter, not nuclear…
NASA Slightly Raises Odds of Asteroid Hitting the Moon in 2032 After Updated JWST Data
The likelihood of asteroid 2024 YR4 pummelling into the moon in December 2032 has been increased by new data gathered by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) by NASA. Feared to…
JWST Spots Isolated Supermassive Black Hole-Powered Quasars in the Early Universe
Astronomers have uncovered something surprising while looking 13 billion years into the past using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). They’ve spotted supermassive black hole-powered quasars that appear to be…