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Webb is an Amazing Supernova HunterWebb is an Amazing Supernova Hunter

Webb is an Amazing Supernova Hunter

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has just increased the number of known distant supernovae by tenfold. This rapid expansion…

9 months ago
Webb Finds the Farthest Galaxy Ever Seen (So Far)Webb Finds the Farthest Galaxy Ever Seen (So Far)

Webb Finds the Farthest Galaxy Ever Seen (So Far)

There are some things that never cease to amaze me and the discovery of distant objects is one of them.…

9 months ago
A Galaxy Only 350 Million Years Old Had Surprising Amounts of MetalA Galaxy Only 350 Million Years Old Had Surprising Amounts of Metal

A Galaxy Only 350 Million Years Old Had Surprising Amounts of Metal

Astrophysicists working with the JWST have found a surprising amount of metal in a galaxy only 350 million years after…

1 year ago
JWST Accidentally Found 21 Brown DwarfsJWST Accidentally Found 21 Brown Dwarfs

JWST Accidentally Found 21 Brown Dwarfs

When you launch humanity's most powerful telescope, you expect results. The JWST has delivered excellent results by detecting ancient galaxies,…

1 year ago
JWST Shows How the Early Universe Was Furiously Forming StarsJWST Shows How the Early Universe Was Furiously Forming Stars

JWST Shows How the Early Universe Was Furiously Forming Stars

We can gaze out into regions in our neighbourhood of the Milky Way and find orgies of star birth. The…

2 years ago
Clouds of Carbon Dust Seen When the Universe was Less Than a Billion Years OldClouds of Carbon Dust Seen When the Universe was Less Than a Billion Years Old

Clouds of Carbon Dust Seen When the Universe was Less Than a Billion Years Old

A new study shows that carbonaeous dust grains existed much earlier than previously thought, which has significant implications for galactic…

2 years ago