On Tuesday, the first images from the $10bn James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) will be shared with the world
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Though assessments are still continuing, the telescope still appears to be operating well enough
The shock waves after the explosion that destroyed the star swept up the gas around it heating it to enormously high temperatures
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Giant mirror and infrared sensors to reveal a more detailed view than ever seen previously
A pair of physicists demonstrate in a paper that this would give us enough light to see a clear view of exoplanets orbiting the nearby star Proxima Centauri
Trying to find such an item with a “conventional search” using telescopes is something like a needle in a haystack
The study suggests that we should start investigating worlds larger than the Earth whose atmospheres are dominated by hydrogen
All-sky surveys usually take years. This one took weeks
After a burst lit up their telescope “like a Christmas tree,” astronomers were able to finally track down the source of these cosmic oddities