A pair of black holes has been observed colliding in the ancient universe for the first time. The observations, by the James Webb Space Telescope,…
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How the James Webb telescope is ‘set to find strange and bizarre worlds’
There is a distant world where quartz crystals float above a searing hot, puffy atmosphere. Vaporised sand grains, not water droplets, form the clouds that…
View More How the James Webb telescope is ‘set to find strange and bizarre worlds’What have we learned from the James Webb space telescope so far? – podcast
Madeleine Finlay sits down with science correspondent Hannah Devlin to discuss the amazing discoveries the James Webb space telescope has made in the year since…
View More What have we learned from the James Webb space telescope so far? – podcastPlanet where it rains sand revealed by Nasa telescope
Nasa’s James Webb space telescope has revealed a planet where specks of sand fall as rain, in groundbreaking observations. The planet, Wasp-107b, lies 200 light…
View More Planet where it rains sand revealed by Nasa telescopeCreation of rare heavy elements witnessed in neutron-star collision
Astronomers have witnessed the creation of rare heavy elements in the aftermath of a violent collision between two neutron stars that were booted out of…
View More Creation of rare heavy elements witnessed in neutron-star collisionScientists excited to find ocean of one of Jupiter’s moons contains carbon
The vast subterranean ocean of Europa, one of Jupiter’s many moons, contains carbon, one of the crucial ingredients for life, scientists have discovered. The observations,…
View More Scientists excited to find ocean of one of Jupiter’s moons contains carbonNasa says distant exoplanet could have rare water ocean and possible hint of life
Scientists at Nasa have announced the existence of a possible rare water ocean on a giant exoplanet scores of light years away and also a…
View More Nasa says distant exoplanet could have rare water ocean and possible hint of lifeStunning James Webb telescope images show death throes of distant star
Stunning images of the final stages of a distant star’s life have been captured by the James Webb space telescope (JWST) in unprecedented and exquisite…
View More Stunning James Webb telescope images show death throes of distant star‘Unprecedented’: Nasa releases image of star-forming region
An “unprecedented” closeup image of the nearest star-forming region to Earth was released by Nasa on Wednesday to mark the first year of operation of…
View More ‘Unprecedented’: Nasa releases image of star-forming regionEuclid telescope prepares for voyage to create largest 3D map of the cosmos
Final preparations are under way to launch a space telescope that aims to produce the largest, most accurate 3D map of the cosmos and unravel…
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