JWST

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…

3 months ago

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…

7 months ago

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…

8 months ago

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…

9 months ago

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).…

1 year ago