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JWST peers through a cosmic lens in 'deepest gaze' to date | Space photo of the day for May 27, 2025
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
A massive galaxy cluster, Abell S1063, forms a gravitation lens, revealing the warped light from more distant galaxies dating back to the early universe in this James Webb Space Telescope image.

James Webb Space Telescope discovers an alien planetary system's icy edge
By Keith Cooper published
The presence of water-ice in the debris disk around a young star could have helped facilitate the growth and development of exoplanets.

Calling citizen scientists! Help NASA's Galaxy Zoo classify galaxies seen by James Webb Space Telescope
By Samantha Mathewson published
Through a citizen science project called Galaxy Zoo, volunteers can help astronomers analyze over 500,000 James Webb Space Telescope images and classify galaxies observed from deep space.

James Webb Space Telescope finds water in the air of exotic 'sub-Neptune' exoplanet
By Victoria Corless published
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has found water vapor swirling in the air of a distant, boiling-hot alien planet, a new study reports.

James Webb Space Telescope finds coldest exoplanet ever seen, and it orbits a dead star
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
"It's a rare opportunity to place our own solar system in a broader galactic context."

New JWST observations of 'trans-Neptunian objects' could help reveal our solar system's past
By Stefanie Waldek published
The James Webb Space Telescope has observed surface ice methanol — a key building block for organic compounds necessary for life, including sugars — on trans-Neptunian objects.

James Webb Space Telescope captures thousands of galaxies in a cosmic 'feast' (image)
By Samantha Mathewson published
A stunning new image from the James Webb Space Telescope offers a "visual feast of galaxies," including objects billions of light years away and the most massive known galactic group.

Scientists use the JWST to study an extremely ancient galaxy piercing through the Cosmic Dark Ages
By Kiona N. Smith published
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, scientists have found an extremely ancient galaxy piercing through a thick blanket of cosmic fog in the distant universe.

James Webb Space Telescope finds a wild black hole growth spurt in galaxies at 'cosmic noon'
By Robert Lea published
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have peered into galaxies that existed at cosmic noon to hunt ravenously feeding black holes and bursts of starbirth.
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