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![A James Webb Space Telescope image of the galaxy MACS0647-JD spotted just 400 million years after the Big Bang.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/M5nLqpLgnYZkfofBLpgA6k-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/M5nLqpLgnYZkfofBLpgA6k-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/M5nLqpLgnYZkfofBLpgA6k-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/M5nLqpLgnYZkfofBLpgA6k-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/M5nLqpLgnYZkfofBLpgA6k-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/M5nLqpLgnYZkfofBLpgA6k-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/M5nLqpLgnYZkfofBLpgA6k-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/M5nLqpLgnYZkfofBLpgA6k-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
James Webb telescope finds an 'extreme' glow coming from 90% of the universe's earliest galaxies
By Ben Turner published
The universe's early galaxies are way brighter than they should be. The James Webb Space Telescope's discovery of brightly glowing gas around 90% of primordial galaxies may explain why.
![An illustration showing a quasar powered by a feeding supermassive black hole.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8PNyLTTdPbHKtteChHvLaG-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8PNyLTTdPbHKtteChHvLaG-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8PNyLTTdPbHKtteChHvLaG-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8PNyLTTdPbHKtteChHvLaG-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8PNyLTTdPbHKtteChHvLaG-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8PNyLTTdPbHKtteChHvLaG-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8PNyLTTdPbHKtteChHvLaG-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8PNyLTTdPbHKtteChHvLaG-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Universe's oldest X-ray-spitting quasar could reveal how the biggest black holes were born
By Robert Lea published
The newly identified quasar, observed 13.7 billion light-years away by the James Webb Space Telescope and Chandra X-ray Observatory, could be an example of a heavy black hole "seed" in the early universe.
![This illustration shows one possible scenario for the hot, rocky exoplanet called 55 Cancri e, which is nearly two times as wide as Earth. New data from NASA Spitzer Space Telescope show that the planet has extreme temperature swings.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yShq5z5vK2gPL2g52TtpLo-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yShq5z5vK2gPL2g52TtpLo-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yShq5z5vK2gPL2g52TtpLo-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yShq5z5vK2gPL2g52TtpLo-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yShq5z5vK2gPL2g52TtpLo-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yShq5z5vK2gPL2g52TtpLo-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yShq5z5vK2gPL2g52TtpLo-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yShq5z5vK2gPL2g52TtpLo-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Mysterious signals from 'hell planet' 40 light-years from Earth could finally be solved by James Webb Space Telescope
By Paul Sutter published
The hellish super-Earth '55 Cancri e' may be constantly losing and re-growing its atmosphere, a new study of the planet's strange transit signals suggests.
![A 2 week observation through the optic eye of the Chandra X-Ray Observatory revealed this sturning explosion occurring in the super massive black hole at the Milky Way's center, known as Sagittarius A or Sgr A*. Huge lobes of 20-million degree Centigrade gas ( red loops in image) flank both sides of the black hole and extend over dozens of light years indicating that enormous explosions occurred several times over the last 10 thousand years.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5in8tNNvRpXaevXvJ3E7ei-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5in8tNNvRpXaevXvJ3E7ei-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5in8tNNvRpXaevXvJ3E7ei-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5in8tNNvRpXaevXvJ3E7ei-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5in8tNNvRpXaevXvJ3E7ei-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5in8tNNvRpXaevXvJ3E7ei-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5in8tNNvRpXaevXvJ3E7ei-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5in8tNNvRpXaevXvJ3E7ei-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Mysterious 'fountain of youth' near Milky Way's central black hole is full of newborn stars that shouldn't exist
By Briley Lewis published
New James Webb Space Telescope observations might be able to explain why clusters of young stars keep turning up near the Milky Way’s central black hole.
![An image of the Orion Nebula captured by the Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6JWMrT6XK8PNbxvdPmLgKc-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6JWMrT6XK8PNbxvdPmLgKc-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6JWMrT6XK8PNbxvdPmLgKc-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6JWMrT6XK8PNbxvdPmLgKc-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6JWMrT6XK8PNbxvdPmLgKc-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6JWMrT6XK8PNbxvdPmLgKc-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6JWMrT6XK8PNbxvdPmLgKc-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6JWMrT6XK8PNbxvdPmLgKc-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
James Webb Space Telescope spots dozens of physics-breaking rogue objects floating through space in pairs
By Ben Turner published
Astronomers spotted Jupiter-mass binary objects (JUMBOs) in the Orion constellation, and they don't know how the objects formed.
![Galaxy Undergoing a Starburst Artist's Impression space wallpaper](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Gb5qSSpGD522wLtYRCjwZ7-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Gb5qSSpGD522wLtYRCjwZ7-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Gb5qSSpGD522wLtYRCjwZ7-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Gb5qSSpGD522wLtYRCjwZ7-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Gb5qSSpGD522wLtYRCjwZ7-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Gb5qSSpGD522wLtYRCjwZ7-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Gb5qSSpGD522wLtYRCjwZ7-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Gb5qSSpGD522wLtYRCjwZ7-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
James Webb telescope's observations of 'impossible' galaxies at the dawn of time may finally have an explanation
By Ben Turner published
A new set of simulations suggests that the unusual brightness of early galaxies discovered by the James Webb telescope could be because of a strange, rapid-burst mode of star formation.
![In the field of one of JWST's largest-area surveys, COSMOS-Web, an Einstein ring was discovered around a compact, distant galaxy. It turns out to be the most distant gravitational lens ever discovered by a few billion light-years.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9MC6YXtCvmZANvLZYgdRxK-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9MC6YXtCvmZANvLZYgdRxK-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9MC6YXtCvmZANvLZYgdRxK-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9MC6YXtCvmZANvLZYgdRxK-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9MC6YXtCvmZANvLZYgdRxK-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9MC6YXtCvmZANvLZYgdRxK-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9MC6YXtCvmZANvLZYgdRxK-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9MC6YXtCvmZANvLZYgdRxK-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Stunningly perfect 'Einstein ring' snapped by James Webb telescope is most distant gravitationally lensed object ever seen
By Harry Baker published
The James Webb Space Telescope has snapped a stunning image of a perfectly formed Einstein ring, which is also the most distant gravitationally lensed object ever detected.
![Warped Milky Way](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qSJcdcTrGe73Prn69NvCVB-320-80.jpeg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qSJcdcTrGe73Prn69NvCVB-450-80.jpeg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qSJcdcTrGe73Prn69NvCVB-500-80.jpeg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qSJcdcTrGe73Prn69NvCVB-650-80.jpeg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qSJcdcTrGe73Prn69NvCVB-840-80.jpeg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qSJcdcTrGe73Prn69NvCVB-970-80.jpeg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qSJcdcTrGe73Prn69NvCVB-1024-80.jpeg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qSJcdcTrGe73Prn69NvCVB-1200-80.jpeg 1200w)
James Webb telescope spots thousands of Milky Way lookalikes that 'shouldn't exist' swarming across the early universe
By Ben Turner published
Thousands of disk galaxies like our own Milky Way were spotted in the early universe, where they shouldn't exist.
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