Astronomers find Milky Way-like galaxy in the early universe
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Researchers employed the James Webb Space Telescope to unveil the most distant barred spiral galaxy akin to our very own Milky Way.


JJ Shavit
- Sep 23
Potential life on Europa? For the first time, NASA finds CO2 on Jupiter's moon
Europa, long considered one of the top candidates for extraterrestrial life in our solar system, has caught the eye of researchers again


JJ Shavit
- Sep 14
New data on the expansion rate of the universe surprises astronomers
A vital question that has plagued scientists for years is: how fast, exactly, is this expansion taking place?


JJ Shavit
- Aug 31
Groundbreaking discovery suggests universe is significantly older than previously believed
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has presented data that directly challenges our current understanding of the universe.


JJ Shavit
- Aug 13
NASA found a mysterious question mark in space - its not the first time
In the vast realm of the cosmos, few things are as intriguing as a mystery, especially when it manifests itself in an image of the night sky


JJ Shavit
- Aug 4
Stunning new images of the Ring Nebula captured by Webb telescope
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured new images of the iconic Ring Nebula, revealing its intricacies like never before.


JJ Shavit
- Jul 17
'Dark stars' existance may have just been validated by the James Webb Telescope
Dark stars are hypothetical types of star that may have existed early in the universe before conventional stars were able to form and thrive


JJ Shavit
- Jun 5
Astrophysicists discover the faintest galaxy ever seen in the early universe
The small, distant galaxy JD1 is typical of the kind that burned through hydrogen left over from the Big Bang.

JD Shavit
- Nov 6, 2022
Astronomers discover the oldest star clusters in the universe
A team of Canadian astronomers have used the James Webb Telescope (JWST) to identify the most distant globular clusters ever discovered.
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